diff --git a/src/rougail/annotator/family.py b/src/rougail/annotator/family.py
index 6f327517d..313b1f7bd 100644
--- a/src/rougail/annotator/family.py
+++ b/src/rougail/annotator/family.py
@@ -244,9 +244,6 @@ class Annotator(Walk):
         leader: "self.objectspace.variable",
         follower: "self.objectspace.variable",
     ) -> None:
-        if follower.auto_save is True:
-            msg = _(f'leader/followers "{follower.name}" could not be auto_save')
-            raise DictConsistencyError(msg, 29, follower.xmlfiles)
         if leader == follower:
             # it's a leader
             if not leader.mode: