diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts
index c22b364aa61..15a8a3d8970 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts
@@ -264,34 +264,6 @@ describe('compiler: v-for', () => {
         })
       )
     })
-
-    test('<template v-for> key placement', () => {
-      const onError = jest.fn()
-      parseWithForTransform(
-        `
-      <template v-for="item in items">
-        <div :key="item.id"/>
-      </template>`,
-        { onError }
-      )
-
-      expect(onError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      expect(onError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          code: ErrorCodes.X_V_FOR_TEMPLATE_KEY_PLACEMENT
-        })
-      )
-
-      // should not warn on nested v-for keys
-      parseWithForTransform(
-        `
-      <template v-for="item in items">
-        <div v-for="c in item.children" :key="c.id"/>
-      </template>`,
-        { onError }
-      )
-      expect(onError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    })
   })
 
   describe('source location', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/errors.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/errors.ts
index f0af09dda31..ccc058bc751 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/errors.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ export const enum ErrorCodes {
   X_V_ELSE_NO_ADJACENT_IF,
   X_V_FOR_NO_EXPRESSION,
   X_V_FOR_MALFORMED_EXPRESSION,
-  X_V_FOR_TEMPLATE_KEY_PLACEMENT,
   X_V_BIND_NO_EXPRESSION,
   X_V_ON_NO_EXPRESSION,
   X_V_SLOT_UNEXPECTED_DIRECTIVE_ON_SLOT_OUTLET,
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ export const errorMessages: Record<ErrorCodes, string> = {
   [ErrorCodes.X_V_ELSE_NO_ADJACENT_IF]: `v-else/v-else-if has no adjacent v-if or v-else-if.`,
   [ErrorCodes.X_V_FOR_NO_EXPRESSION]: `v-for is missing expression.`,
   [ErrorCodes.X_V_FOR_MALFORMED_EXPRESSION]: `v-for has invalid expression.`,
-  [ErrorCodes.X_V_FOR_TEMPLATE_KEY_PLACEMENT]: `<template v-for> key should be placed on the <template> tag.`,
   [ErrorCodes.X_V_BIND_NO_EXPRESSION]: `v-bind is missing expression.`,
   [ErrorCodes.X_V_ON_NO_EXPRESSION]: `v-on is missing expression.`,
   [ErrorCodes.X_V_SLOT_UNEXPECTED_DIRECTIVE_ON_SLOT_OUTLET]: `Unexpected custom directive on <slot> outlet.`,
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vFor.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vFor.ts
index e72c64c1a58..9245b0b360d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vFor.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vFor.ts
@@ -117,24 +117,6 @@ export const transformFor = createStructuralDirectiveTransform(
         let childBlock: BlockCodegenNode
         const { children } = forNode
 
-        // check <template v-for> key placement
-        if ((__DEV__ || !__BROWSER__) && isTemplate) {
-          node.children.some(c => {
-            if (c.type === NodeTypes.ELEMENT) {
-              const key = findProp(c, 'key')
-              if (key) {
-                context.onError(
-                  createCompilerError(
-                    ErrorCodes.X_V_FOR_TEMPLATE_KEY_PLACEMENT,
-                    key.loc
-                  )
-                )
-                return true
-              }
-            }
-          })
-        }
-
         const needFragmentWrapper =
           children.length !== 1 || children[0].type !== NodeTypes.ELEMENT
         const slotOutlet = isSlotOutlet(node)