diff --git a/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/IndexName/IndexNameResolver.cs b/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/IndexName/IndexNameResolver.cs
index 0e3568c5e16..2e1c0bec055 100644
--- a/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/IndexName/IndexNameResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/IndexName/IndexNameResolver.cs
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ private static void ValidateIndexName(string indexName)
 					+ "or set a default index using ConnectionSettings.DefaultIndex()."
 				);
 
-			if (indexName.HasAny(char.IsUpper))
-				throw new ArgumentException($"Index names cannot contain uppercase characters: {indexName}.");
 		}
 	}
 }