diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index ecd90537a8..9e12ecc012 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -2559,13 +2559,6 @@ lxcDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             virTypedParameterPtr param = &params[i];
 
             if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_WEIGHT)) {
-                if (params[i].value.ui > 1000 || params[i].value.ui < 100) {
-                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
-                                   _("out of blkio weight range."));
-                    ret = -1;
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 if (virCgroupSetBlkioWeight(priv->cgroup, params[i].value.ui) < 0)
                     ret = -1;
             } else if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_DEVICE_WEIGHT) ||
@@ -2660,13 +2653,6 @@ lxcDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             virTypedParameterPtr param = &params[i];
 
             if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_WEIGHT)) {
-                if (params[i].value.ui > 1000 || params[i].value.ui < 100) {
-                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
-                                   _("out of blkio weight range."));
-                    ret = -1;
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 persistentDef->blkio.weight = params[i].value.ui;
             } else if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_DEVICE_WEIGHT) ||
                        STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_DEVICE_READ_IOPS) ||
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 06d3f538b6..be622af6c0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -7819,13 +7819,6 @@ qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             virTypedParameterPtr param = &params[i];
 
             if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_WEIGHT)) {
-                if (params[i].value.ui > 1000 || params[i].value.ui < 100) {
-                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
-                                   _("out of blkio weight range."));
-                    ret = -1;
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 if (virCgroupSetBlkioWeight(priv->cgroup, params[i].value.ui) < 0)
                     ret = -1;
             } else if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_DEVICE_WEIGHT) ||
@@ -7920,13 +7913,6 @@ qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             virTypedParameterPtr param = &params[i];
 
             if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_WEIGHT)) {
-                if (params[i].value.ui > 1000 || params[i].value.ui < 100) {
-                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
-                                   _("out of blkio weight range."));
-                    ret = -1;
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 persistentDef->blkio.weight = params[i].value.ui;
             } else if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_DEVICE_WEIGHT) ||
                        STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_BLKIO_DEVICE_READ_IOPS) ||
diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index 6fcfd9c4d5..ad68aabf49 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_blkiotune[] = {
     },
     {.name = "weight",
      .type = VSH_OT_INT,
-     .help = N_("IO Weight in range [100, 1000]")
+     .help = N_("IO Weight")
     },
     {.name = "device-weights",
      .type = VSH_OT_STRING,