diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py b/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py
index 40631515e..76900e56d 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py
@@ -438,16 +438,6 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
             )
         return data
 
-    @model_validator(mode="before")
-    @classmethod
-    def check_sample_packing_w_xformers(cls, data):
-        if data.get("sample_packing") and data.get("xformers_attention"):
-            raise ValueError(
-                "sample_packing not compatible with xformers_attention. Use flash_attention"
-            )
-
-        return data
-
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
     # pylint: disable=duplicate-code