diff --git a/cmd-swap-pane.c b/cmd-swap-pane.c
index ca3300f3..8a83a67a 100644
--- a/cmd-swap-pane.c
+++ b/cmd-swap-pane.c
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ cmd_swap_pane_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	if (src_wp == dst_wp)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (window_pane_is_floating(src_wp) &&
-	    window_pane_is_floating(dst_wp)) {
-		cmdq_error(item, "cannot swap floating panes");
-		return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
-	}
-
 	server_client_remove_pane(src_wp);
 	server_client_remove_pane(dst_wp);