diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java
index 47ca9e5ee2afc..6ced34ce72759 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ public static void setupEntitlementsForClass() {
             TestEntitlementBootstrap.setActive(false == withoutEntitlements);
             TestEntitlementBootstrap.setTriviallyAllowingTestCode(false == withEntitlementsOnTestCode);
             if (entitledPackages != null) {
-                assert withEntitlementsOnTestCode == false : "Cannot use @WithEntitlementsOnTestCode together with @EntitledTestPackages";
                 assert entitledPackages.value().length > 0 : "No test packages specified in @EntitledTestPackages";
                 TestEntitlementBootstrap.setEntitledTestPackages(entitledPackages.value());
             }