diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py
index e3c238bd44..c208f1285b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ def apply_patch(module, commands):
     for command in commands:
         load_config(module, [command])
         time.sleep(5)
-        if 'failed' in response:
-            module.fail_json(msg="Operation failed!", response=response)
 
 
 def get_commands(module, pkg, file_system):