diff --git a/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/ValidatorAccountant.sol b/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/ValidatorAccountant.sol
index 02d5b42500..441d046ad2 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/ValidatorAccountant.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/ValidatorAccountant.sol
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ abstract contract ValidatorAccountant is ValidatorRegistrator {
     ) external onlyGovernor {
         require(
             _fuseIntervalStart < _fuseIntervalEnd &&
-                _fuseIntervalStart < 32 ether &&
                 _fuseIntervalEnd < 32 ether &&
                 _fuseIntervalEnd - _fuseIntervalStart >= 4 ether,
             "incorrect fuse interval"