diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py b/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py
index 4147e8290..f69a0dc02 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class Gateio(Exchange):
     ]
 
     def validate_ordertypes(self, order_types: Dict) -> None:
-        super().validate_ordertypes(order_types)
 
         if self.trading_mode != TradingMode.FUTURES:
             if any(v == 'market' for k, v in order_types.items()):
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_gateio.py b/tests/exchange/test_gateio.py
index 92f8186a6..cbd4776fb 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_gateio.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_gateio.py
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ def test_validate_order_types_gateio(default_conf, mocker):
                        match=r'Exchange .* does not support market orders.'):
         ExchangeResolver.load_exchange('gateio', default_conf, True)
 
+    # market-orders supported on futures markets.
+    default_conf['trading_mode'] = 'futures'
+    default_conf['margin_mode'] = 'isolated'
+    ex = ExchangeResolver.load_exchange('gateio', default_conf, True)
+    assert ex
+
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("init_persistence")
 def test_fetch_stoploss_order_gateio(default_conf, mocker):