diff --git a/repos_list.sh b/repos_list.sh
index 03c1f49..0f6eb78 100644
--- a/repos_list.sh
+++ b/repos_list.sh
@@ -130,12 +130,6 @@ update_layers_to_mr(){
 			if [ "${mr_project}" == "${repos_smile_git_sub_project[${layer_i}]}" ] ; then
 				local_layer_path="$(get_layer_path "${layer_i}" "${cooker_menu}")"
 				switch_to_mr_ref "${local_layer_path}" "${mr_ref}"
-				## control MR_REF is upstream to MR target
-				is_mr_base_parent="$(git -C "${git_local_path}" merge-base --is-ancestor origin/"${MR_TARGET_BRANCH}" "${MR_COMMIT_SHA}" ; echo $?)"
-				if [ "${is_mr_base_parent}" != 0 ] ; then
-					printf "MR is not properly upstream\n"
-					exit 2
-				fi
 			fi
 		fi
 	done