diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
index 2de36ff88607d..4604a71d2f0a5 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
@@ -11131,11 +11131,6 @@ def warn_sycl_pass_by_value_deprecated
 def warn_sycl_pass_by_reference_future 
     : Warning<"Passing of kernel functions by reference is a SYCL 2020 extension">,
       InGroup<Sycl2017Compat>, ShowInSystemHeader;
-def warn_sycl_attibute_function_raw_ptr
-    : Warning<"SYCL 1.2.1 specification does not allow %0 attribute applied "
-              "to a function with a raw pointer "
-              "%select{return type|parameter type}1">,
-      InGroup<SyclStrict>, DefaultError;
 def warn_sycl_implicit_decl
     : Warning<"SYCL 1.2.1 specification requires an explicit forward "
               "declaration for a kernel type name; your program may not "
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclAttr.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclAttr.cpp
index 4a979613abdf6..d37c7be676177 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclAttr.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclAttr.cpp
@@ -4539,15 +4539,6 @@ static void handleSYCLDeviceAttr(Sema &S, Decl *D, const ParsedAttr &AL) {
     S.Diag(AL.getLoc(), diag::err_sycl_attibute_cannot_be_applied_here) << AL;
     return;
   }
-  if (FD->getReturnType()->isPointerType()) {
-    S.Diag(AL.getLoc(), diag::warn_sycl_attibute_function_raw_ptr)
-        << AL << 0 /* function with a raw pointer return type */;
-  }
-  for (const ParmVarDecl *Param : FD->parameters())
-    if (Param->getType()->isPointerType()) {
-      S.Diag(AL.getLoc(), diag::warn_sycl_attibute_function_raw_ptr)
-          << AL << 1 /* function with a raw pointer parameter type */;
-    }
 
   handleSimpleAttribute<SYCLDeviceAttr>(S, D, AL);
 }
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion3.cpp b/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion3.cpp
index f5289b3142e2b..49bd39e90ae28 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion3.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion3.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using myFuncDef = int(int, int);
 
 typedef __typeof__(sizeof(int)) size_t;
 
-// expected-warning@+1 {{SYCL 1.2.1 specification does not allow 'sycl_device' attribute applied to a function with a raw pointer return type}}
 SYCL_EXTERNAL
 void *operator new(size_t);
 
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion4.cpp b/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion4.cpp
index dde093792cf26..3d4d73e47a5bb 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion4.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/SemaSYCL/restrict-recursion4.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ using myFuncDef = int(int, int);
 
 typedef __typeof__(sizeof(int)) size_t;
 
-// expected-warning@+1 {{SYCL 1.2.1 specification does not allow 'sycl_device' attribute applied to a function with a raw pointer return type}}
 SYCL_EXTERNAL
 void *operator new(size_t);
 
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaSYCL/sycl-device.cpp b/clang/test/SemaSYCL/sycl-device.cpp
index 131b038b220a6..48681606ebb75 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaSYCL/sycl-device.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/SemaSYCL/sycl-device.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // RUN: %clang_cc1 -fsycl -fsycl-is-device -fsyntax-only -verify %s
 // RUN: %clang_cc1 -verify -DNO_SYCL %s
 
-// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fsycl -fsycl-is-device -fsyntax-only -verify -DNOT_STRICT -Wno-error=sycl-strict -Wno-sycl-strict %s
-// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fsycl -fsycl-is-device -fsyntax-only -verify -DWARN_STRICT -Wno-error=sycl-strict %s
-
 #ifndef NO_SYCL
 
 __attribute__((sycl_device)) // expected-warning {{'sycl_device' attribute only applies to functions}}
@@ -34,25 +31,9 @@ class B {
   __attribute__((sycl_device)) virtual void bar() = 0;
 };
 
-#if defined(NOT_STRICT)
-__attribute__((sycl_device))
-int* func3() { return nullptr; }
-
-__attribute__((sycl_device))
-void func3(int *) {}
-#elif defined(WARN_STRICT)
-__attribute__((sycl_device)) // expected-warning {{SYCL 1.2.1 specification does not allow 'sycl_device' attribute applied to a function with a raw pointer return type}}
-int* func3() { return nullptr; }
-
-__attribute__((sycl_device)) // expected-warning {{SYCL 1.2.1 specification does not allow 'sycl_device' attribute applied to a function with a raw pointer parameter type}}
-void func3(int *) {}
-#else
-__attribute__((sycl_device)) // expected-error {{SYCL 1.2.1 specification does not allow 'sycl_device' attribute applied to a function with a raw pointer return type}}
-int* func3() { return nullptr; }
-
-__attribute__((sycl_device)) // expected-error {{SYCL 1.2.1 specification does not allow 'sycl_device' attribute applied to a function with a raw pointer parameter type}}
-void func3(int *) {}
-#endif
+__attribute__((sycl_device)) int *func0() { return nullptr; }
+
+__attribute__((sycl_device)) void func2(int *) {}
 
 #else // NO_SYCL
 __attribute__((sycl_device)) // expected-warning {{'sycl_device' attribute ignored}}