diff --git a/lotus/settings.py b/lotus/settings.py
index fa302e5..ad24652 100644
--- a/lotus/settings.py
+++ b/lotus/settings.py
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ def configure(self, **kwargs):
         for key, value in kwargs.items():
             if not hasattr(self, key):
                 raise ValueError(f"Invalid setting: {key}")
-            if (key == 'vs' and (getattr(self, 'rm') is not None)) or (key == 'rm' and (getattr(self, 'vs') is not None)):
-                raise ValueError('Invalid settings: you can only set a retriever module or a vector store, but not both')
-
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     def __str__(self):