diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Deployment/DreamMaker.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Deployment/DreamMaker.cs
index a2947b53a4..d06ba9dc53 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Deployment/DreamMaker.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Deployment/DreamMaker.cs
@@ -814,9 +814,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Deployment
 
 				validationStatus = controller.ApiValidationStatus;
 
-				if (requireValidate && validationStatus == ApiValidationStatus.NeverValidated)
-					throw new JobException(ErrorCode.DeploymentNeverValidated);
-
 				logger.LogTrace("API validation status: {validationStatus}", validationStatus);
 
 				job.DMApiVersion = controller.DMApiVersion;