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 f53610a..73d1d7d 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
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 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;
@@ -1157,14 +1158,6 @@
         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());
@@ -1229,6 +1222,8 @@
                         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);
                 }