diff --git a/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp b/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp
index a2533abde90..ed69387064f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp
@@ -1147,8 +1147,8 @@ L3GD20::test_error()
 int
 L3GD20::self_test()
 {
-	/* evaluate gyro offsets, complain if offset -> zero or larger than 25 dps */
-	if (fabsf(_gyro_scale.x_offset) > L3GD20_MAX_OFFSET || fabsf(_gyro_scale.x_offset) < 0.000001f) {
+	/* evaluate gyro offsets, complain if offset larger than 25 dps */
+	if (fabsf(_gyro_scale.x_offset) > L3GD20_MAX_OFFSET) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ L3GD20::self_test()
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (fabsf(_gyro_scale.y_offset) > L3GD20_MAX_OFFSET || fabsf(_gyro_scale.y_offset) < 0.000001f) {
+	if (fabsf(_gyro_scale.y_offset) > L3GD20_MAX_OFFSET) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ L3GD20::self_test()
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (fabsf(_gyro_scale.z_offset) > L3GD20_MAX_OFFSET || fabsf(_gyro_scale.z_offset) < 0.000001f) {
+	if (fabsf(_gyro_scale.z_offset) > L3GD20_MAX_OFFSET) {
 		return 1;
 	}