diff --git a/ironic/conductor/manager.py b/ironic/conductor/manager.py
index 4935c51104..983b504c76 100644
--- a/ironic/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/ironic/conductor/manager.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ from ironic.conductor import utils
 from ironic.conductor import verify
 from ironic.conf import CONF
 from ironic.drivers import base as drivers_base
+from ironic.drivers.modules import deploy_utils
 from ironic.drivers.modules import image_cache
 from ironic import objects
 from ironic.objects import base as objects_base
@@ -1712,11 +1713,13 @@ class ConductorManager(base_manager.BaseConductorManager):
             # supplied.
             iwdi = images.is_whole_disk_image(task.context,
                                               task.node.instance_info)
-            node.set_driver_internal_info('is_whole_disk_image', iwdi)
-            # Calling boot validate to ensure that sufficient information
-            # is supplied to allow the node to be able to boot if takeover
-            # writes items such as kernel/ramdisk data to disk.
-            task.driver.boot.validate(task)
+            if iwdi is not None:
+                node.set_driver_internal_info('is_whole_disk_image', iwdi)
+            if deploy_utils.get_boot_option(node) != 'local':
+                # Calling boot validate to ensure that sufficient information
+                # is supplied to allow the node to be able to boot if takeover
+                # writes items such as kernel/ramdisk data to disk.
+                task.driver.boot.validate(task)
             # NOTE(TheJulia): While task.driver.boot.validate() is called
             # above, and task.driver.power.validate() could be called, it
             # is called as part of the transition from ENROLL to MANAGEABLE
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py b/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py
index da1d7574dc..81984e88bf 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py
@@ -7286,8 +7286,47 @@ class DoNodeAdoptionTestCase(mgr_utils.ServiceSetUpMixin, db_base.DbTestCase):
         mock_prepare.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.deploy, task)
         mock_take_over.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.deploy, task)
         self.assertFalse(mock_start_console.called)
-        self.assertTrue(mock_boot_validate.called)
-        self.assertIn('is_whole_disk_image', task.node.driver_internal_info)
+        mock_boot_validate.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertNotIn('is_whole_disk_image', task.node.driver_internal_info)
+
+    @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakePower.validate',
+                autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakeBoot.validate', autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakeConsole.start_console',
+                autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakeDeploy.take_over',
+                autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakeDeploy.prepare',
+                autospec=True)
+    def test__do_adoption_with_netboot(self,
+                                       mock_prepare,
+                                       mock_take_over,
+                                       mock_start_console,
+                                       mock_boot_validate,
+                                       mock_power_validate):
+        """Test a successful node adoption"""
+        self._start_service()
+        node = obj_utils.create_test_node(
+            self.context, driver='fake-hardware',
+            provision_state=states.ADOPTING,
+            instance_info={
+                'capabilities': {'boot_option': 'netboot'},
+                'image_source': 'image',
+            })
+        task = task_manager.TaskManager(self.context, node.uuid)
+
+        self.service._do_adoption(task)
+        node.refresh()
+
+        self.assertEqual(states.ACTIVE, node.provision_state)
+        self.assertIsNone(node.last_error)
+        self.assertFalse(node.console_enabled)
+        mock_prepare.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.deploy, task)
+        mock_take_over.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.deploy, task)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_start_console.called)
+        mock_boot_validate.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.boot, task)
+        self.assertTrue(task.node.driver_internal_info.get(
+            'is_whole_disk_image'))
 
     @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakeBoot.validate', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakeConsole.start_console',
@@ -7328,8 +7367,7 @@ class DoNodeAdoptionTestCase(mgr_utils.ServiceSetUpMixin, db_base.DbTestCase):
         mock_prepare.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.deploy, task)
         mock_take_over.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.deploy, task)
         self.assertFalse(mock_start_console.called)
-        self.assertTrue(mock_boot_validate.called)
-        self.assertIn('is_whole_disk_image', task.node.driver_internal_info)
+        mock_boot_validate.assert_not_called()
         self.assertEqual(states.NOSTATE, node.power_state)
 
     @mock.patch('ironic.drivers.modules.fake.FakeBoot.validate', autospec=True)
@@ -7353,7 +7391,10 @@ class DoNodeAdoptionTestCase(mgr_utils.ServiceSetUpMixin, db_base.DbTestCase):
         self._start_service()
         node = obj_utils.create_test_node(
             self.context, driver='fake-hardware',
-            provision_state=states.ADOPTING)
+            provision_state=states.ADOPTING,
+            instance_info={
+                'capabilities': {'boot_option': 'netboot'},
+            })
         task = task_manager.TaskManager(self.context, node.uuid)
 
         self.service._do_adoption(task)
@@ -7365,7 +7406,7 @@ class DoNodeAdoptionTestCase(mgr_utils.ServiceSetUpMixin, db_base.DbTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(mock_prepare.called)
         self.assertFalse(mock_take_over.called)
         self.assertFalse(mock_start_console.called)
-        self.assertTrue(mock_boot_validate.called)
+        mock_boot_validate.assert_called_once_with(task.driver.boot, task)
 
     @mock.patch('ironic.conductor.manager.ConductorManager._spawn_worker',
                 autospec=True)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/adopt-validation-7249ceb57016f0e4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/adopt-validation-7249ceb57016f0e4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5eee99676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/adopt-validation-7249ceb57016f0e4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    No longer validates boot interface parameters when adopting a node that
+    uses local boot.