diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index ec9220e389..5d8ed871f0 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -11332,7 +11332,6 @@ static void handle_request_info(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req)
 	unsigned int event;
 	const char *c = get_header(req, "Content-Type");
 
-	check_via(p, req);
 	/* Need to check the media/type */
 	if (!strcasecmp(c, "application/dtmf-relay") ||
 	    !strcasecmp(c, "application/vnd.nortelnetworks.digits")) {
@@ -13581,7 +13580,6 @@ static int handle_request_notify(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, str
 	char *eventid = NULL;
 	char *sep;
 
-	check_via(p, req);
 	if( (sep = strchr(event, ';')) ) {	/* XXX bug here - overwriting string ? */
 		*sep++ = '\0';
 		eventid = sep;
@@ -13709,7 +13707,7 @@ static int handle_request_options(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	check_via(p, req);
+
 	/* XXX Should we authenticate OPTIONS? XXX */
 
 	if (p->lastinvite) {
@@ -14905,7 +14903,6 @@ static int handle_request_refer(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, int
 
 	int res = 0;
 
-	check_via(p, req);
 	if (ast_test_flag(req, SIP_PKT_DEBUG))
 		ast_verbose("Call %s got a SIP call transfer from %s: (REFER)!\n", p->callid, ast_test_flag(&p->flags[0], SIP_OUTGOING) ? "callee" : "caller");
 
@@ -15356,7 +15353,6 @@ static int handle_request_bye(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req)
 static int handle_request_message(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req)
 {
 	if (!ast_test_flag(req, SIP_PKT_IGNORE)) {
-		check_via(p, req);
 		if (ast_test_flag(req, SIP_PKT_DEBUG))
 			ast_verbose("Receiving message!\n");
 		receive_message(p, req);