diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/BooleanQuery.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/BooleanQuery.java
index bf5b29e942c..ec8e52ca91e 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/BooleanQuery.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/BooleanQuery.java
@@ -296,17 +296,6 @@ public class BooleanQuery extends Query implements Iterable<BooleanClause> {
       }
     }
 
-    // Check whether some clauses are both required and excluded
-    if (clauseSets.get(Occur.MUST_NOT).size() > 0) {
-      final Set<Query> reqAndExclQueries = new HashSet<Query>(clauseSets.get(Occur.FILTER));
-      reqAndExclQueries.addAll(clauseSets.get(Occur.MUST));
-      reqAndExclQueries.retainAll(clauseSets.get(Occur.MUST_NOT));
-
-      if (reqAndExclQueries.isEmpty() == false) {
-        return new MatchNoDocsQuery("FILTER or MUST clause also in MUST_NOT");
-      }
-    }
-
     // remove FILTER clauses that are also MUST clauses
     // or that match all documents
     if (clauseSets.get(Occur.MUST).size() > 0 && clauseSets.get(Occur.FILTER).size() > 0) {
diff --git a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/search/TestBooleanRewrites.java b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/search/TestBooleanRewrites.java
index 425dc1344e8..c928653098c 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/search/TestBooleanRewrites.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/search/TestBooleanRewrites.java
@@ -246,35 +246,6 @@ public class TestBooleanRewrites extends LuceneTestCase {
     assertEquals(expected, searcher.rewrite(bq));
   }
 
-  // Duplicate Must or Filter with MustNot returns no match
-  public void testDuplicateMustOrFilterWithMustNot() throws IOException {
-    IndexSearcher searcher = newSearcher(new MultiReader());
-
-    // Test Must with MustNot
-    BooleanQuery bq = new BooleanQuery.Builder()
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "bar")), Occur.MUST)
-            // other terms
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "baz")), Occur.MUST)
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "bad")), Occur.SHOULD)
-            //
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "bar")), Occur.MUST_NOT)
-            .build();
-
-    assertEquals(new MatchNoDocsQuery(), searcher.rewrite(bq));
-
-    // Test Filter with MustNot
-    BooleanQuery bq2 = new BooleanQuery.Builder()
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "bar")), Occur.FILTER)
-            // other terms
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "baz")), Occur.MUST)
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "bad")), Occur.SHOULD)
-            //
-            .add(new TermQuery(new Term("foo", "bar")), Occur.MUST_NOT)
-            .build();
-
-    assertEquals(new MatchNoDocsQuery(), searcher.rewrite(bq2));
-  }
-
   public void testRemoveMatchAllFilter() throws IOException {
     IndexSearcher searcher = newSearcher(new MultiReader());