diff --git a/neutron/db/allowedaddresspairs_db.py b/neutron/db/allowedaddresspairs_db.py
index 7fdde0e5293..b648c8c479e 100644
--- a/neutron/db/allowedaddresspairs_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/allowedaddresspairs_db.py
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ class AllowedAddressPairsMixin(object):
                 # use port.mac_address if no mac address in address pair
                 if 'mac_address' not in address_pair:
                     address_pair['mac_address'] = port['mac_address']
-                for fixed_ip in port['fixed_ips']:
-                    if ((fixed_ip['ip_address'] == address_pair['ip_address'])
-                        and (port['mac_address'] ==
-                             address_pair['mac_address'])):
-                        raise addr_pair.AddressPairMatchesPortFixedIPAndMac()
                 db_pair = AllowedAddressPair(
                     port_id=port['id'],
                     mac_address=address_pair['mac_address'],
diff --git a/neutron/extensions/allowedaddresspairs.py b/neutron/extensions/allowedaddresspairs.py
index 96512f327a6..a9328aaa48c 100644
--- a/neutron/extensions/allowedaddresspairs.py
+++ b/neutron/extensions/allowedaddresspairs.py
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ class DuplicateAddressPairInRequest(nexception.InvalidInput):
                 "mac_address %(mac_address)s ip_address %(ip_address)s.")
 
 
-class AddressPairMatchesPortFixedIPAndMac(nexception.InvalidInput):
-    message = _("Port's Fixed IP and Mac Address match an address pair entry.")
-
-
 def _validate_allowed_address_pairs(address_pairs, valid_values=None):
     unique_check = {}
     for address_pair in address_pairs:
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_allowedaddresspairs.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_allowedaddresspairs.py
index 850ebc43a52..28dcd91b165 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_allowedaddresspairs.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_allowedaddresspairs.py
@@ -159,6 +159,22 @@ class TestAllowedAddressPairs(AllowedAddressPairDBTestCase):
                           'ip_address': '10.0.0.1'}]
         self._create_port_with_address_pairs(address_pairs, 400)
 
+    def test_create_overlap_with_fixed_ip(self):
+        address_pairs = [{'mac_address': '00:00:00:00:00:01',
+                          'ip_address': '10.0.0.2'}]
+        with self.network() as network:
+            with self.subnet(network=network, cidr='10.0.0.0/24') as subnet:
+                fixed_ips = [{'subnet_id': subnet['subnet']['id'],
+                              'ip_address': '10.0.0.2'}]
+                res = self._create_port(self.fmt, network['network']['id'],
+                                        arg_list=(addr_pair.ADDRESS_PAIRS,
+                                        'fixed_ips'),
+                                        allowed_address_pairs=address_pairs,
+                                        fixed_ips=fixed_ips)
+                self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 201)
+                port = self.deserialize(self.fmt, res)
+                self._delete('ports', port['port']['id'])
+
     def test_create_port_extra_args(self):
         address_pairs = [{'mac_address': '00:00:00:00:00:01',
                           'ip_address': '10.0.0.1',