diff --git a/TTS/bin/synthesize.py b/TTS/bin/synthesize.py
index b125baf7c3..b86252ab67 100755
--- a/TTS/bin/synthesize.py
+++ b/TTS/bin/synthesize.py
@@ -372,13 +372,6 @@ def main():
             manager.model_info_by_full_name(model_query_full_name)
             sys.exit()
 
-        if args.language_idx is None and args.language is not None:
-            msg = (
-                "--language is only supported for Coqui Studio models. "
-                "Use --language_idx to specify the target language for multilingual models."
-            )
-            raise ValueError(msg)
-
         # CASE3: load pre-trained model paths
         if args.model_name is not None and not args.model_path:
             model_path, config_path, model_item = manager.download_model(args.model_name)