diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_session.c b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_session.c
index c43281623..c628d1427 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_session.c
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_session.c
@@ -382,11 +382,6 @@ oxr_xrCreateHandTrackerEXT(XrSession session,
 		return oxr_error(&log, XR_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILURE, "Invalid hand value %d\n", createInfo->hand);
 	}
 
-	if (createInfo->handJointSet != XR_HAND_JOINT_SET_DEFAULT_EXT) {
-		return oxr_error(&log, XR_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILURE, "Invalid handJointSet value %d\n",
-		                 createInfo->handJointSet);
-	}
-
 	ret = oxr_hand_tracker_create(&log, sess, createInfo, &hand_tracker);
 	if (ret != XR_SUCCESS) {
 		return ret;