diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/_capability.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/_capability.lua
index f5c35f86c4..3272efa793 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/_capability.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/_capability.lua
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ function M.enable(name, enable, filter)
   filter = filter or {}
   local bufnr = filter.bufnr and vim._resolve_bufnr(filter.bufnr)
   local client_id = filter.client_id
-  assert(not (bufnr and client_id), '`bufnr` and `client_id` are mutually exclusive.')
 
   local var = make_enable_var(name)
   local client = client_id and vim.lsp.get_client_by_id(client_id)