diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index b6da6d2d8d6..a56bc0548ff 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1048,9 +1048,6 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PackageMempoolChecks(const std::vector<CTransactionRef>& txn
 
     assert(txns.size() == workspaces.size());
 
-    // No conflicts means we're finished. Further checks are all RBF-only.
-    if (!m_subpackage.m_rbf) return true;
-
     // We're in package RBF context; replacement proposal must be size 2
     if (workspaces.size() != 2 || !Assume(IsChildWithParents(txns))) {
         return package_state.Invalid(PackageValidationResult::PCKG_POLICY, "package RBF failed: package must be 1-parent-1-child");
@@ -1516,7 +1513,7 @@ PackageMempoolAcceptResult MemPoolAccept::AcceptMultipleTransactionsInternal(con
     }
 
     // Apply package mempool RBF checks.
-    if (!PackageMempoolChecks(txns, workspaces, m_subpackage.m_total_vsize, package_state)) {
+    if (m_subpackage.m_rbf && !PackageMempoolChecks(txns, workspaces, m_subpackage.m_total_vsize, package_state)) {
         return PackageMempoolAcceptResult(package_state, std::move(results));
     }