diff --git a/net/macvlan.sh b/net/macvlan.sh
index b8a8ffa..fb5fcdb 100644
--- a/net/macvlan.sh
+++ b/net/macvlan.sh
@@ -24,17 +24,6 @@ _is_macvlan()
 	[ -n "$(export RC_SVCNAME="net.${IFACE}"; service_get_value macvlan)" ]
 }
 
-_check_macvlan()
-{
-	if [ ! -d /sys/module/macvlan ]; then
-		modprobe macvlan
-		if [ ! -d /sys/module/macvlan ]; then
-			eerror "MAC-VLAN support is not present in this kernel"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	fi
-}
-
 macvlan_pre_start()
 {
 	# MAC-VLAN needs an existing interface to link to
@@ -42,8 +31,6 @@ macvlan_pre_start()
 	eval macvlan=\$macvlan_${IFVAR}
 	[ -z "${macvlan}" ] && return 0
 
-	_check_macvlan || return 1
-
 	case " ${MODULES} " in
 		*" ifconfig "*)
 				eerror "sys-apps/iproute2 is required to configure MACVLANs"