diff --git a/management/server/http/handlers/policies/policies_handler.go b/management/server/http/handlers/policies/policies_handler.go
index 9ff7ea0ea33..4d8cce3d41c 100644
--- a/management/server/http/handlers/policies/policies_handler.go
+++ b/management/server/http/handlers/policies/policies_handler.go
@@ -255,23 +255,12 @@ func (h *handler) savePolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, accountID s
 		}
 
 		// validate policy object
-		switch pr.Protocol {
-		case types.PolicyRuleProtocolALL, types.PolicyRuleProtocolICMP:
+		if pr.Protocol == types.PolicyRuleProtocolALL || pr.Protocol == types.PolicyRuleProtocolICMP {
 			if len(pr.Ports) != 0 || len(pr.PortRanges) != 0 {
 				util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "for ALL or ICMP protocol ports is not allowed"), w)
 				return
 			}
-			if !pr.Bidirectional {
-				util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "for ALL or ICMP protocol type flow can be only bi-directional"), w)
-				return
-			}
-		case types.PolicyRuleProtocolTCP, types.PolicyRuleProtocolUDP:
-			if !pr.Bidirectional && (len(pr.Ports) == 0 || len(pr.PortRanges) != 0) {
-				util.WriteError(r.Context(), status.Errorf(status.InvalidArgument, "for ALL or ICMP protocol type flow can be only bi-directional"), w)
-				return
-			}
 		}
-
 		policy.Rules = append(policy.Rules, &pr)
 	}