diff --git a/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/model/semantics/linkable_element.py b/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/model/semantics/linkable_element.py
index 4cbc7b0a70..a32ec248ae 100644
--- a/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/model/semantics/linkable_element.py
+++ b/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/model/semantics/linkable_element.py
@@ -336,10 +336,6 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:  # noqa: D105
             self.derived_from_semantic_models
         ), "There must be at least one semantic model from which the metric is derived."
 
-        assert (
-            self.join_on_entity not in self.entity_links
-        ), "Entity links have been misconfigured. They should not include the join_on_entity."
-
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class SemanticModelToMetricSubqueryJoinPath: