diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Broadcast b/Shorewall/action.Broadcast
index fd670319d..694b503cf 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Broadcast
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Broadcast
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ fatal_error "Invalid parameter ($action) to action Broadcast"  unless $action =~
 
 my $chainref           = get_action_chain;
 
-fatal_error "The Broadcast Action may not be invoked in-line" unless $chainref->{action};
-
 my ( $level, $tag )    = get_action_logging;
 my $target             = require_audit ( $action , $audit );
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.DropSmurfs b/Shorewall/action.DropSmurfs
index 476712898..4f76bae1e 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.DropSmurfs
+++ b/Shorewall/action.DropSmurfs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ my ( $audit ) = get_action_params( 1 );
 
 my $chainref        = get_action_chain;
 
-fatal_error "The DropSmurfs Action may not be invoked in-line" unless $chainref->{action};
-
 my ( $level, $tag ) = get_action_logging;
 my $target;
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Invalid b/Shorewall/action.Invalid
index 86d87ea99..023197e25 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Invalid
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Invalid
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ fatal_error "Invalid parameter ($action) to action Invalid"  unless $action =~ /
 
 my $chainref         = get_action_chain;
 
-fatal_error "The Invalid Action may not be invoked in-line" unless $chainref->{action};
-
 my ( $level, $tag )  = get_action_logging;
 my $target           = require_audit ( $action , $audit );
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.NotSyn b/Shorewall/action.NotSyn
index 0d6b1e02e..63566b106 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.NotSyn
+++ b/Shorewall/action.NotSyn
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ fatal_error "Invalid parameter ($action) to action NotSyn"  unless $action =~ /^
 
 my $chainref         = get_action_chain;
 
-fatal_error "The NotSyn Action may not be invoked in-line" unless $chainref->{action};
-
 my ( $level, $tag )  = get_action_logging;
 my $target           = require_audit ( $action , $audit );
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.RST b/Shorewall/action.RST
index 381ed3fa1..37aee7ed4 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.RST
+++ b/Shorewall/action.RST
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ fatal_error "Invalid parameter ($action) to action RST"  unless $action =~ /^(?:
 
 my $chainref         = get_action_chain;
 
-fatal_error "The RST Action may not be invoked in-line" unless $chainref->{action};
-
 my ( $level, $tag )  = get_action_logging;
 my $target           = require_audit ( $action , $audit );
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.TCPFlags b/Shorewall/action.TCPFlags
index 703faebc9..82b17e5eb 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.TCPFlags
+++ b/Shorewall/action.TCPFlags
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ my ( $disposition, $audit ) = get_action_params( 2 );
 
 my $chainref        = get_action_chain;
 
-fatal_error "The TCPFlags Action may not be invoked in-line" unless $chainref->{action};
-
 my ( $level, $tag ) = get_action_logging;
 
 fatal_error q(The first argument to 'TCPFlags' must be ACCEPT, REJECT, or DROP) unless $disposition =~ /^(ACCEPT|REJECT|DROP)$/;