diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/util.js b/lib/internal/quic/util.js
index e2aa07a4560c14..722cc6d74b8397 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/util.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/util.js
@@ -495,8 +495,6 @@ function validateQuicStreamOptions(options = {}) {
 
 function validateQuicEndpointOptions(options = {}, name = 'options') {
   validateObject(options, name);
-  if (options === null || typeof options !== 'object')
-    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options', 'Object', options);
   const {
     address,
     lookup,