diff --git a/pkg/webhook/validate.go b/pkg/webhook/validate.go
index 07ea8ea82..bd2a6117e 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/validate.go
@@ -225,13 +225,6 @@ func staticValidateSriovNetworkNodePolicy(cr *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodePol
 	if (cr.Spec.VdpaType == consts.VdpaTypeVirtio || cr.Spec.VdpaType == consts.VdpaTypeVhost) && cr.Spec.EswitchMode != sriovnetworkv1.ESwithModeSwitchDev {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("vdpa requires the device to be configured in switchdev mode")
 	}
-
-	// Externally created: we don't support  ExternallyManaged + EswitchMode
-	//TODO: if needed we will need to add this in the future as today EswitchMode is for HWOFFLOAD
-	if cr.Spec.ExternallyManaged && cr.Spec.EswitchMode == sriovnetworkv1.ESwithModeSwitchDev {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("ExternallyManaged doesn't support the device to be configured in switchdev mode")
-	}
-
 	return true, nil
 }
 
@@ -390,17 +383,6 @@ func validatePfNames(current *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodePolicy, previous *s
 				if current.Spec.ExternallyManaged != previous.Spec.ExternallyManaged {
 					return fmt.Errorf("externallyManage is inconsistent with existing policy %s", previous.GetName())
 				}
-
-				// reject policy with externallyManage if there is a policy on the same PF with switch dev
-				if current.Spec.ExternallyManaged && previous.Spec.EswitchMode == sriovnetworkv1.ESwithModeSwitchDev {
-					return fmt.Errorf("externallyManage overlap with switchdev mode in existing policy %s", previous.GetName())
-				}
-
-				// reject policy with externallyManage if there is a policy on the same PF with switch dev
-				if previous.Spec.ExternallyManaged && current.Spec.EswitchMode == sriovnetworkv1.ESwithModeSwitchDev {
-					return fmt.Errorf("switchdev overlap with externallyManage mode in existing policy %s", previous.GetName())
-				}
-
 				// Check for overlapping ranges
 				if curRngEnd < preRngSt || curRngSt > preRngEnd {
 					return nil
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/validate_test.go b/pkg/webhook/validate_test.go
index 2f1f2ffab..ce079d3db 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/validate_test.go
@@ -472,62 +472,6 @@ func TestValidatePolicyForNodePolicyWithExternallyManageConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	g.Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("externallyManage is inconsistent with existing policy %s", appliedPolicy.ObjectMeta.Name))))
 }
 
-func TestValidatePolicyForNodePolicyWithExternallyManageConflictWithSwitchDev(t *testing.T) {
-	appliedPolicy := newNodePolicy()
-	appliedPolicy.Spec.EswitchMode = ESwithModeSwitchDev
-
-	policy := &SriovNetworkNodePolicy{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: "p0",
-		},
-		Spec: SriovNetworkNodePolicySpec{
-			DeviceType: "netdevice",
-			NicSelector: SriovNetworkNicSelector{
-				PfNames: []string{"ens803f1#3-4"},
-				Vendor:  "8086",
-			},
-			NodeSelector: map[string]string{
-				"feature.node.kubernetes.io/network-sriov.capable": "true",
-			},
-			NumVfs:            63,
-			Priority:          99,
-			ResourceName:      "p0",
-			ExternallyManaged: true,
-		},
-	}
-	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
-	err := validatePolicyForNodePolicy(policy, appliedPolicy)
-	g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-}
-
-func TestValidatePolicyForNodePolicyWithSwitchDevConflictWithExternallyManage(t *testing.T) {
-	appliedPolicy := newNodePolicy()
-	appliedPolicy.Spec.ExternallyManaged = true
-
-	policy := &SriovNetworkNodePolicy{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: "p0",
-		},
-		Spec: SriovNetworkNodePolicySpec{
-			DeviceType: "netdevice",
-			NicSelector: SriovNetworkNicSelector{
-				PfNames: []string{"ens803f1#3-4"},
-				Vendor:  "8086",
-			},
-			NodeSelector: map[string]string{
-				"feature.node.kubernetes.io/network-sriov.capable": "true",
-			},
-			NumVfs:       63,
-			Priority:     99,
-			ResourceName: "p0",
-			EswitchMode:  ESwithModeSwitchDev,
-		},
-	}
-	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
-	err := validatePolicyForNodePolicy(policy, appliedPolicy)
-	g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-}
-
 func TestValidatePolicyForNodeStateWithExternallyManageAndMTU(t *testing.T) {
 	state := newNodeState()
 	policy := &SriovNetworkNodePolicy{
@@ -999,30 +943,6 @@ func TestStaticValidateSriovNetworkNodePolicyVhostVdpaMustSpecifySwitchDev(t *te
 	g.Expect(ok).To(Equal(false))
 }
 
-func TestStaticValidateSriovNetworkNodePolicyWithExternallyCreatedAndSwitchDev(t *testing.T) {
-	policy := &SriovNetworkNodePolicy{
-		Spec: SriovNetworkNodePolicySpec{
-			DeviceType: "netdevice",
-			NicSelector: SriovNetworkNicSelector{
-				Vendor:   "8086",
-				DeviceID: "158b",
-			},
-			NodeSelector: map[string]string{
-				"feature.node.kubernetes.io/network-sriov.capable": "true",
-			},
-			NumVfs:            63,
-			Priority:          99,
-			ResourceName:      "p0",
-			EswitchMode:       "switchdev",
-			ExternallyManaged: true,
-		},
-	}
-	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
-	ok, err := staticValidateSriovNetworkNodePolicy(policy)
-	g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(ok).To(BeFalse())
-}
-
 func TestValidatePolicyForNodeStateVirtioVdpaWithNotSupportedVendor(t *testing.T) {
 	state := newNodeState()
 	policy := &SriovNetworkNodePolicy{