diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 36f1e822..93cf9a75 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -4150,12 +4150,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().GlobalErrors = function(j$) {
         throw new Error('popListener expects a listener');
       }
 
-      if (listener !== handlers[handlers.length - 1]) {
-        throw new Error(
-          'popListener was passed a different listener than the current one'
-        );
-      }
-
       handlers.pop();
     };
   }
diff --git a/spec/core/GlobalErrorsSpec.js b/spec/core/GlobalErrorsSpec.js
index 38ee5a55..4fb41c21 100644
--- a/spec/core/GlobalErrorsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/GlobalErrorsSpec.js
@@ -90,16 +90,6 @@ describe('GlobalErrors', function() {
     }).toThrowError('popListener expects a listener');
   });
 
-  it('throws when the argument to #popListener is not the current listener', function() {
-    var errors = new jasmineUnderTest.GlobalErrors({});
-    errors.pushListener(function() {});
-    expect(function() {
-      errors.popListener(function() {});
-    }).toThrowError(
-      'popListener was passed a different listener than the current one'
-    );
-  });
-
   it('uninstalls itself, putting back a previous callback', function() {
     var originalCallback = jasmine.createSpy('error'),
       fakeGlobal = { onerror: originalCallback },
diff --git a/src/core/GlobalErrors.js b/src/core/GlobalErrors.js
index 4e8fb7eb..f0253b2d 100644
--- a/src/core/GlobalErrors.js
+++ b/src/core/GlobalErrors.js
@@ -101,12 +101,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().GlobalErrors = function(j$) {
         throw new Error('popListener expects a listener');
       }
 
-      if (listener !== handlers[handlers.length - 1]) {
-        throw new Error(
-          'popListener was passed a different listener than the current one'
-        );
-      }
-
       handlers.pop();
     };
   }