diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index c7bf09c8204..8cdaaedfa78 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -485,21 +485,6 @@ func ValidateService(service *api.Service, lister ServiceLister, ctx api.Context
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateLabels(service.Labels, "labels")...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateLabels(service.Annotations, "annotations")...)
 
-	if service.Spec.CreateExternalLoadBalancer {
-		services, err := lister.ListServices(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewInternalError(err))
-		} else {
-			for i := range services.Items {
-				if services.Items[i].Name != service.Name &&
-					services.Items[i].Spec.CreateExternalLoadBalancer &&
-					services.Items[i].Spec.Port == service.Spec.Port {
-					allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewConflict("service", service.Name, fmt.Errorf("port: %d is already in use", service.Spec.Port)))
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	if service.Spec.SessionAffinity == "" {
 		service.Spec.SessionAffinity = api.AffinityTypeNone
 	} else if !supportedSessionAffinityType.Has(string(service.Spec.SessionAffinity)) {
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index 58d47a69e6b..52fa51997e1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ func TestValidateService(t *testing.T) {
 			numErrs: 0,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "invalid port in use",
+			name: "external port in use",
 			svc: api.Service{
 				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "abc123", Namespace: api.NamespaceDefault},
 				Spec: api.ServiceSpec{
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ func TestValidateService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			numErrs: 1,
+			numErrs: 0,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "same port in use, but not external",