diff --git a/config/interface.py b/config/interface.py
index 808bd18..2433cd0 100644
--- a/config/interface.py
+++ b/config/interface.py
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ def validate_interfaces(yaml):
         iface_lcp = get_lcp(yaml, ifname)
         iface_address = has_address(yaml, ifname)
 
-        if iface_address and not iface_lcp:
-            msgs.append("interface %s has an address but no LCP" % ifname)
-            result = False
         if is_l2(yaml, ifname) and iface_lcp:
             msgs.append("interface %s is in L2 mode but has LCP name %s" % (ifname, iface_lcp))
             result = False
@@ -511,10 +508,6 @@ def validate_interfaces(yaml):
 
 
                 if has_address(yaml, sub_ifname):
-                    ## The sub_iface lcp is not required: it can be derived from the iface_lcp, which has to be set
-                    if not iface_lcp:
-                        msgs.append("sub-interface %s has an address but %s does not have an LCP" % (sub_ifname, ifname))
-                        result = False
                     if is_l2(yaml, sub_ifname):
                         msgs.append("sub-interface %s is in L2 mode but has an address" % sub_ifname)
                         result = False
diff --git a/unittest/yaml/error-bridgedomain3.yaml b/unittest/yaml/error-bridgedomain3.yaml
index 5890958..18dae0e 100644
--- a/unittest/yaml/error-bridgedomain3.yaml
+++ b/unittest/yaml/error-bridgedomain3.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ test:
   description: "Interfaces put into the bridge, can't be L3 (so cannot have an address)"
   errors:
     expected:
-     - "interface .* has an address but no LCP"
-     - "sub-interface .* has an address but .* does not have an LCP"
      - "bridgedomain .* member .* has an address"
      - "interface .* is in L2 mode but has an address"
      - "sub-interface .* is in L2 mode but has an address"
-    count: 9
+    count: 6
 ---
 interfaces:
   GigabitEthernet1/0/0:
diff --git a/unittest/yaml/error-subinterface5.yaml b/unittest/yaml/error-subinterface5.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 21bd6e1..0000000
--- a/unittest/yaml/error-subinterface5.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-test:
-  description: "Sub-interface with addresses must have an LCP. Gi1/0/0 does this wrong, while Gi2/0/0 does it correctly"
-  errors:
-    expected:
-     - "sub-interface .* has an address but .* does not have an LCP"
-    count: 1
----
-interfaces:
-  GigabitEthernet1/0/0:
-    sub-interfaces:
-      100:
-        addresses: [ 192.0.2.1/24 ]
-  GigabitEthernet2/0/0:
-    lcp: "xe2-0-0"
-    sub-interfaces:
-      100:
-        addresses: [ 192.168.1.1/24 ]
-