diff --git a/api/internal/tests/views/test_compare_viewset.py b/api/internal/tests/views/test_compare_viewset.py
index cc0b004a70..c5eba93847 100644
--- a/api/internal/tests/views/test_compare_viewset.py
+++ b/api/internal/tests/views/test_compare_viewset.py
@@ -466,46 +466,3 @@ def test_pull_request_pseudo_comparison_can_update_base_report(
 
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert response.data["files"] == self.expected_files
-
-    @patch("redis.Redis.get", lambda self, key: None)
-    @patch("redis.Redis.set", lambda self, key, val, ex: None)
-    @patch(
-        "services.comparison.PullRequestComparison.pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines",
-        new_callable=PropertyMock,
-    )
-    @patch(
-        "services.comparison.PullRequestComparison.allow_coverage_offsets",
-        new_callable=PropertyMock,
-    )
-    @patch(
-        "services.comparison.PullRequestComparison.update_base_report_with_pseudo_diff"
-    )
-    def test_pull_request_pseudo_comparison_returns_error_if_coverage_offsets_not_allowed(
-        self,
-        update_base_report_mock,
-        allow_coverage_offsets_mock,
-        pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines_mock,
-        adapter_mock,
-        base_report_mock,
-        head_report_mock,
-    ):
-        adapter_mock.return_value = self.mocked_compare_adapter
-        base_report_mock.return_value = self.base_report
-        head_report_mock.return_value = self.head_report
-
-        pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines_mock.return_value = True
-        allow_coverage_offsets_mock.return_value = False
-
-        response = self._get_comparison(
-            query_params={
-                "pullid": PullFactory(
-                    base=self.base.commitid,
-                    head=self.head.commitid,
-                    compared_to=self.base.commitid,
-                    pullid=2,
-                    repository=self.repo,
-                ).pullid
-            }
-        )
-
-        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
diff --git a/api/public/v2/tests/test_api_compare_viewset.py b/api/public/v2/tests/test_api_compare_viewset.py
index fc14ef1f0c..25c22664f7 100644
--- a/api/public/v2/tests/test_api_compare_viewset.py
+++ b/api/public/v2/tests/test_api_compare_viewset.py
@@ -667,49 +667,6 @@ def test_pull_request_pseudo_comparison_can_update_base_report(
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert response.data["files"] == self.expected_files
 
-    @patch("redis.Redis.get", lambda self, key: None)
-    @patch("redis.Redis.set", lambda self, key, val, ex: None)
-    @patch(
-        "services.comparison.PullRequestComparison.pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines",
-        new_callable=PropertyMock,
-    )
-    @patch(
-        "services.comparison.PullRequestComparison.allow_coverage_offsets",
-        new_callable=PropertyMock,
-    )
-    @patch(
-        "services.comparison.PullRequestComparison.update_base_report_with_pseudo_diff"
-    )
-    def test_pull_request_pseudo_comparison_returns_error_if_coverage_offsets_not_allowed(
-        self,
-        update_base_report_mock,
-        allow_coverage_offsets_mock,
-        pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines_mock,
-        adapter_mock,
-        base_report_mock,
-        head_report_mock,
-    ):
-        adapter_mock.return_value = self.mocked_compare_adapter
-        base_report_mock.return_value = self.base_report
-        head_report_mock.return_value = self.head_report
-
-        pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines_mock.return_value = True
-        allow_coverage_offsets_mock.return_value = False
-
-        response = self._get_comparison(
-            query_params={
-                "pullid": PullFactory(
-                    base=self.base.commitid,
-                    head=self.head.commitid,
-                    compared_to=self.base.commitid,
-                    pullid=2,
-                    repository=self.repo,
-                ).pullid
-            }
-        )
-
-        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
-
     def test_flags_comparison(self, adapter_mock, base_report_mock, head_report_mock):
         adapter_mock.return_value = self.mocked_compare_adapter
         base_report_mock.return_value = self.base_report
diff --git a/api/shared/compare/mixins.py b/api/shared/compare/mixins.py
index bc6b4ac228..a8e288fc2c 100644
--- a/api/shared/compare/mixins.py
+++ b/api/shared/compare/mixins.py
@@ -87,23 +87,10 @@ def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         comparison = self.get_object()
 
         # Some checks here for pseudo-comparisons. Basically, when pseudo-comparing,
-        # we sometimes might need to tweak the base report if the user allows us to
-        # in their yaml, or raise an error if not.
+        # we sometimes might need to tweak the base report
         if isinstance(comparison, PullRequestComparison):
-            if (
-                comparison.pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines
-                and comparison.allow_coverage_offsets
-            ):
+            if comparison.pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines:
                 comparison.update_base_report_with_pseudo_diff()
-            elif comparison.pseudo_diff_adjusts_tracked_lines:
-                return Response(
-                    data={
-                        "detail": "Changes found in between %.7s...%.7s (pseudo...base) "
-                        "which prevent comparing this pull request."
-                        % (comparison.pull.compared_to, comparison.pull.base)
-                    },
-                    status=400,
-                )
         serializer = self.get_serializer(comparison)
 
         try: