diff --git a/src/Interpreters/MutationsInterpreter.cpp b/src/Interpreters/MutationsInterpreter.cpp
index 15d9010da08..471ad67d4e7 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/MutationsInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/MutationsInterpreter.cpp
@@ -569,11 +569,6 @@ ASTPtr MutationsInterpreter::prepare(bool dry_run)
                 stages.emplace_back(context);
 
             const auto & column = columns_desc.get(command.column_name);
-            if (column.default_desc.kind != ColumnDefaultKind::Materialized)
-            {
-                throw Exception(ErrorCodes::BAD_ARGUMENTS, "Column {} could not be materialized", column.name);
-            }
-
             stages.back().column_to_updated.emplace(column.name, column.default_desc.expression->clone());
         }
         else if (command.type == MutationCommand::MATERIALIZE_INDEX)