1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c b/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
index 2e19987609..0ad7b320d0 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
@@ -424,13 +424,6 @@ Integer nvim_create_autocmd(uint64_t channel_id, Object event, Dict(create_autoc
     ADD(patterns, STRING_OBJ(cstr_to_string((char *)pattern_buflocal)));
   }
 
-  if (aucmd.type == CALLABLE_NONE) {
-    api_set_error(err,
-                  kErrorTypeValidation,
-                  "'command' or 'callback' is required");
-    goto cleanup;
-  }
-
   if (opts->desc.type != kObjectTypeNil) {
     if (opts->desc.type == kObjectTypeString) {
       desc = opts->desc.data.string.data;