diff --git a/src/InteractiveGuards.cs b/src/InteractiveGuards.cs
index 6a66a6c..fd48063 100644
--- a/src/InteractiveGuards.cs
+++ b/src/InteractiveGuards.cs
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ public static void ValidResponseType(InteractionResponseType responseType, [Call
 
     public static void ValidResponseType(InteractionResponseType responseType, IDiscordInteraction interaction, [CallerArgumentExpression(nameof(responseType))] string? parameterName = null)
     {
-        if (interaction is not IComponentInteraction &&
-            responseType is InteractionResponseType.DeferredUpdateMessage or InteractionResponseType.UpdateMessage)
+        if (interaction is not IComponentInteraction && responseType is InteractionResponseType.UpdateMessage)
         {
             throw new ArgumentException($"Interaction response type {responseType} can only be used on component interactions.", parameterName);
         }
diff --git a/src/InteractiveService.cs b/src/InteractiveService.cs
index 5fc134b..a47c460 100644
--- a/src/InteractiveService.cs
+++ b/src/InteractiveService.cs
@@ -880,7 +880,6 @@ await interaction.RespondWithFilesAsync(attachments ?? Enumerable.Empty<FileAtta
                     page.Text, embeds, page.IsTTS, ephemeral, page.AllowedMentions, component).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             case InteractionResponseType.DeferredUpdateMessage:
-                InteractiveGuards.ValidResponseType(responseType, interaction);
                 return await interaction.ModifyOriginalResponseAsync(UpdateMessage).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             case InteractionResponseType.UpdateMessage: