diff --git a/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb
index 3db3fb85f..8c4673c07 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/sales/household_validations.rb
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ module Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations
     end
   end
 
-  def validate_buyer_2_not_child(record)
-    return unless record.form.start_year_after_2024?
-
-    if record.joint_purchase? && person_is_child?(record.relat2)
-      record.errors.add "relat2", I18n.t("validations.household.relat.buyer_is_a_child")
-    end
-  end
-
 private
 
   def person_is_fulltime_student?(economic_status)
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 5fe718faa..60d95345d 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ en:
             student_not_16_19: "Answer cannot be ‘child’ if the person is a student but not aged 16-19"
             16_19_not_student:  "Answer cannot be ‘child’ if the person is aged 16-19 but not a student"
         child_over_19: "Answer cannot be child as you told us person %{person_num} is over 19"
-        buyer_is_a_child: "Relationship cannot be child, as this person is a buyer"
       housingneeds_a:
         one_or_two_choices: "You can only select one option or ‘other disabled access needs’ plus ‘wheelchair-accessible housing’, ‘wheelchair access to essential rooms’ or ‘level access housing’"
       housingneeds_type:
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
index d351dc356..c31cee46d 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
         Singleton.__init__(FormHandler)
       end
 
-      it "validates person under 16 is not partner" do
+      it "does not add an error is person under 16 is a partner" do
         record.age2 = 14
         record.relat2 = "P"
         household_validator.validate_person_age_matches_relationship(record)
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
         expect(record.errors["age2"]).to be_empty
       end
 
-      it "validates person over 19 is not child" do
+      it "does not add an error if person over 19 is child" do
         record.age2 = 20
         record.relat2 = "C"
         household_validator.validate_person_age_matches_relationship(record)
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
index 00eb16832..8cefccdb1 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations do
     context "with 2024 logs" do
       let(:log_date) { Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1) }
 
-      it "validates person under 16 is not partner" do
+      it "does not add error if person under 16 is a partner" do
         record.age2 = 14
         record.relat2 = "P"
         household_validator.validate_person_age_matches_relationship(record)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations do
         expect(record.errors["age2"]).to be_empty
       end
 
-      it "validates person over 19 is not child" do
+      it "does not add error if person over 19 is a child" do
         record.age2 = 20
         record.relat2 = "C"
         household_validator.validate_person_age_matches_relationship(record)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations do
     context "with 2024 logs" do
       let(:log_date) { Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1) }
 
-      it "validates that child is at least 12 year younger than buyer" do
+      it "does not validate that child is at least 12 year younger than buyer" do
         record.age1 = 20
         record.age2 = 17
         record.relat2 = "C"
@@ -201,15 +201,6 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations do
         expect(record.errors["age2"]).to be_empty
         expect(record.errors["relat2"]).to be_empty
       end
-
-      it "expects that child is at least 12 years younger than buyer" do
-        record.age1 = 30
-        record.age2 = 17
-        record.relat2 = "C"
-        household_validator.validate_child_12_years_younger(record)
-        expect(record.errors["age2"]).to be_empty
-        expect(record.errors["relat2"]).to be_empty
-      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -324,41 +315,6 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#validate_buyer_2_not_child" do
-    before do
-      Timecop.freeze(log_date)
-      Singleton.__init__(FormHandler)
-    end
-
-    after do
-      Timecop.return
-      Singleton.__init__(FormHandler)
-    end
-
-    context "with 2023 logs" do
-      let(:log_date) { Time.zone.local(2023, 4, 1) }
-
-      it "does not add an error if buyer 2 is a child" do
-        record.jointpur = 1
-        record.relat2 = "C"
-        household_validator.validate_buyer_2_not_child(record)
-        expect(record.errors["relat2"]).to be_empty
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "with 2024 logs" do
-      let(:log_date) { Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1) }
-
-      it "validates buyer 2 isn't a child" do
-        record.jointpur = 1
-        record.relat2 = "C"
-        household_validator.validate_buyer_2_not_child(record)
-        expect(record.errors["relat2"])
-          .to include("Relationship cannot be child, as this person is a buyer")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "validating fields about buyers living in the property" do
     let(:sales_log) { FactoryBot.create(:sales_log, :outright_sale_setup_complete, noint: 1, companybuy: 2, buylivein:, jointpur:, jointmore:, buy1livein:) }