diff --git a/node/src/components/deploy_buffer.rs b/node/src/components/deploy_buffer.rs
index f78ce73858..643a9d1638 100644
--- a/node/src/components/deploy_buffer.rs
+++ b/node/src/components/deploy_buffer.rs
@@ -214,10 +214,6 @@ impl DeployBuffer {
     /// Update buffer considering new stored deploy.
     fn register_deploy(&mut self, deploy: Deploy) {
         let deploy_hash = deploy.hash();
-        if deploy.is_valid().is_err() {
-            error!(%deploy_hash, "DeployBuffer: invalid deploy must not be buffered");
-            return;
-        }
         if self.dead.contains(deploy_hash) {
             info!(%deploy_hash, "DeployBuffer: attempt to register already dead deploy");
             return;
diff --git a/node/src/components/deploy_buffer/tests.rs b/node/src/components/deploy_buffer/tests.rs
index 10e4a64098..1b39495056 100644
--- a/node/src/components/deploy_buffer/tests.rs
+++ b/node/src/components/deploy_buffer/tests.rs
@@ -67,16 +67,6 @@ fn create_valid_deploys(
     deploys
 }
 
-fn create_invalid_deploys(rng: &mut TestRng, size: usize) -> Vec<Deploy> {
-    let mut deploys = create_valid_deploys(rng, size, DeployType::Random, None, None);
-
-    for deploy in deploys.iter_mut() {
-        deploy.invalidate();
-    }
-
-    deploys
-}
-
 /// Checks sizes of the deploy_buffer containers. Also checks the metrics recorded.
 #[track_caller]
 fn assert_container_sizes(
@@ -147,14 +137,6 @@ fn register_deploy_and_check_size() {
         .for_each(|deploy| deploy_buffer.register_deploy(deploy.clone()));
     assert_container_sizes(&deploy_buffer, valid_deploys.len(), 0, 0);
 
-    // Try to register invalid deploys
-    let num_invalid_deploys: usize = rng.gen_range(10..100);
-    let invalid_deploys = create_invalid_deploys(&mut rng, num_invalid_deploys);
-    invalid_deploys
-        .iter()
-        .for_each(|deploy| deploy_buffer.register_deploy(deploy.clone()));
-    assert_container_sizes(&deploy_buffer, valid_deploys.len(), 0, 0);
-
     // Try to register a duplicate deploy
     let duplicate_deploy = valid_deploys
         .get(rng.gen_range(0..num_valid_deploys))