diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index fd04bc979..2c4f9c9c8 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -5753,8 +5753,6 @@ sub match_source_net( $;$\$ ) {
     }
 
     if ( $net =~ /^(!?)\^([A-Z\d]{2})$/ || $net =~ /^(!?)\^\[([A-Z,\d]+)\]$/) {
-	fatal_error "A countrycode list may not be used in this context" if $restriction & ( OUTPUT_RESTRICT | POSTROUTE_RESTRICT );
-
 	require_capability 'GEOIP_MATCH', 'A country-code', '';
 
 	load_isocodes unless %isocodes;
@@ -5842,8 +5840,6 @@ sub imatch_source_net( $;$\$ ) {
     }
 
     if ( $net =~ /^(!?)\^([A-Z\d]{2})$/ || $net =~ /^(!?)\^\[([A-Z,\d]+)\]$/) {
-	fatal_error "A countrycode list may not be used in this context" if $restriction & ( OUTPUT_RESTRICT | POSTROUTE_RESTRICT );
-
 	require_capability 'GEOIP_MATCH', 'A country-code', '';
 
 	load_isocodes unless %isocodes;
@@ -5928,8 +5924,6 @@ sub match_dest_net( $;$ ) {
     }
 
     if ( $net =~ /^(!?)\^([A-Z\d]{2})$/ || $net =~ /^(!?)\^\[([A-Z,\d]+)\]$/) {
-	fatal_error "A countrycode list may not be used in this context" if $restriction & (PREROUTE_RESTRICT | INPUT_RESTRICT );
-
 	require_capability 'GEOIP_MATCH', 'A country-code', '';
 
 	load_isocodes unless %isocodes;
@@ -6011,8 +6005,6 @@ sub imatch_dest_net( $;$ ) {
     }
 
     if ( $net =~ /^(!?)\^([A-Z\d]{2})$/ || $net =~ /^(!?)\^\[([A-Z,\d]+)\]$/) {
-	fatal_error "A countrycode list may not be used in this context" if $restriction & (PREROUTE_RESTRICT | INPUT_RESTRICT );
-
 	require_capability 'GEOIP_MATCH', 'A country-code', '';
 
 	load_isocodes unless %isocodes;