diff --git a/js.go b/js.go
index 22ad5f34d..4cbc28273 100644
--- a/js.go
+++ b/js.go
@@ -1420,10 +1420,6 @@ func (js *js) subscribe(subj, queue string, cb MsgHandler, ch chan *Msg, isSync,
 
 	// Some checks for pull subscribers
 	if isPullMode {
-		// Check for bad ack policy
-		if o.cfg.AckPolicy == AckNonePolicy {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("nats: invalid ack mode for pull consumers: %s", o.cfg.AckPolicy)
-		}
 		// No deliver subject should be provided
 		if o.cfg.DeliverSubject != _EMPTY_ {
 			return nil, ErrPullSubscribeToPushConsumer
diff --git a/test/js_test.go b/test/js_test.go
index e2a448e04..e5ad87d6f 100644
--- a/test/js_test.go
+++ b/test/js_test.go
@@ -686,6 +686,14 @@ func TestJetStreamSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Error on subscribe: %v", err)
 	}
 	sub.Unsubscribe()
+
+	// Pull consumer with AckNone policy
+	sub, err = js.PullSubscribe("bar", "", nats.AckNone())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error on subscribe: %v", err)
+	}
+	sub.Unsubscribe()
+
 	// Can't specify DeliverSubject for pull subscribers
 	_, err = js.PullSubscribe("bar", "foo", nats.DeliverSubject("baz"))
 	if err != nats.ErrPullSubscribeToPushConsumer {