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);
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java
index 1c4cdcd..e9dc316 100644
--- a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java
+++ b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criteria;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.EthCriterion;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.EthTypeCriterion;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.PortCriterion;
 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.flowobjective.ForwardingObjective;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ObjectiveError;
 import org.onosproject.net.group.Group;
@@ -157,13 +156,6 @@
     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());
@@ -196,6 +188,8 @@
                         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);
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java
index 94c8331..e63cda0 100644
--- a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java
+++ b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 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.L2ModificationInstruction;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.L2ModificationInstruction.L2SubType;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.L2ModificationInstruction.ModVlanIdInstruction;
@@ -1044,14 +1045,6 @@
         log.debug("Processing versatile forwarding objective:{} in dev:{}",
                  fwd.id(), deviceId);
 
-        EthTypeCriterion ethType =
-                (EthTypeCriterion) fwd.selector().getCriterion(Criterion.Type.ETH_TYPE);
-        if (ethType == null) {
-            log.error("Versatile forwarding objective:{} must include ethType",
-                      fwd.id());
-            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());
@@ -1116,6 +1109,8 @@
                         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);
                 }