diff --git a/wp-includes/robots-template.php b/wp-includes/robots-template.php
index 19c7699790..f504930093 100644
--- a/wp-includes/robots-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/robots-template.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * robots meta tag is output if there is at least one relevant directive.
  *
  * @since 5.7.0
+ * @since 5.7.1 No longer prevents specific directives to occur together.
  */
 function wp_robots() {
 	/**
@@ -30,20 +31,6 @@ function wp_robots() {
 	 */
 	$robots = apply_filters( 'wp_robots', array() );
 
-	// Don't allow mutually exclusive directives.
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['follow'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['nofollow'] );
-	}
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['nofollow'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['follow'] );
-	}
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['archive'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['noarchive'] );
-	}
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['noarchive'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['archive'] );
-	}
-
 	$robots_strings = array();
 	foreach ( $robots as $directive => $value ) {
 		if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 93b3b594ae..480acfd664 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.7.1-alpha-50584';
+$wp_version = '5.7.1-alpha-50587';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.