diff --git a/changelog/20078.txt b/changelog/20078.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8749354b315d..000000000000
--- a/changelog/20078.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-```release-note:improvement
-core/activity: error when attempting to update retention configuration below the minimum 
-```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vault/logical_system_activity.go b/vault/logical_system_activity.go
index 2c1dde1ee126..9c121db67829 100644
--- a/vault/logical_system_activity.go
+++ b/vault/logical_system_activity.go
@@ -348,10 +348,6 @@ func (b *SystemBackend) handleActivityConfigUpdate(ctx context.Context, req *log
 		return logical.ErrorResponse("retention_months cannot be 0 while enabled"), logical.ErrInvalidRequest
 	}
 
-	if a.core.censusLicensingEnabled && config.RetentionMonths < a.configOverrides.MinimumRetentionMonths {
-		return logical.ErrorResponse("retention_months must be at least %d while Reporting is enabled", a.configOverrides.MinimumRetentionMonths), logical.ErrInvalidRequest
-	}
-
 	// Store the config
 	entry, err := logical.StorageEntryJSON(path.Join(activitySubPath, activityConfigKey), config)
 	if err != nil {