diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/UpvalInfo.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/UpvalInfo.java
index 94b64b06..fc29bd66 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/UpvalInfo.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/UpvalInfo.java
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ public class UpvalInfo {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			// check for assignment to 2 upvalues at once
-			if ( v.upvalue != null ) 
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("upvalue collision detected between "+v.upvalue+" and "+this);
-
 			// assign the variable
 			v.upvalue = this;
 			this.includeVar(v);