diff --git a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2Pipeline.java b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2Pipeline.java
index 45ca7bb..140513c 100644
--- a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2Pipeline.java
+++ b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2Pipeline.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.VlanIdCriterion;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instruction;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions.OutputInstruction;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instructions.NoActionInstruction;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.L3ModificationInstruction;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ForwardingObjective;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ObjectiveError;
@@ -713,13 +714,6 @@
     protected Collection<FlowRule> processVersatile(ForwardingObjective fwd) {
         log.info("Processing versatile forwarding objective");
 
-        EthTypeCriterion ethType =
-                (EthTypeCriterion) fwd.selector().getCriterion(Criterion.Type.ETH_TYPE);
-        if (ethType == null) {
-            log.error("Versatile forwarding objective must include ethType");
-            fail(fwd, ObjectiveError.BADPARAMS);
-            return Collections.emptySet();
-        }
         if (fwd.nextId() == null && fwd.treatment() == null) {
             log.error("Forwarding objective {} from {} must contain "
                     + "nextId or Treatment", fwd.selector(), fwd.appId());
@@ -757,6 +751,8 @@
                         log.warn("Only allowed treatments in versatile forwarding "
                                 + "objectives are punts to the controller");
                     }
+                } else if (ins instanceof NoActionInstruction) {
+                    // No action is allowed and nothing needs to be done
                 } else {
                     log.warn("Cannot process instruction in versatile fwd {}", ins);
                 }