diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
index ff4225dc29ad..c0ba60e49a73 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
@@ -178,11 +178,6 @@ in
       igpuBusId = if pCfg.intelBusId != "" then pCfg.intelBusId else pCfg.amdgpuBusId;
   in mkIf enabled {
     assertions = [
-      {
-        assertion = with config.services.xserver.displayManager; (gdm.enable && gdm.nvidiaWayland) -> cfg.modesetting.enable;
-        message = "You cannot use wayland with GDM without modesetting enabled for NVIDIA drivers, set `hardware.nvidia.modesetting.enable = true`";
-      }
-
       {
         assertion = primeEnabled -> pCfg.intelBusId == "" || pCfg.amdgpuBusId == "";
         message = ''