diff --git a/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.js b/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.js
index 14c2d5ec25d..2b08427e394 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.js
+++ b/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const { isEmpty } = require('lodash');
 const { root } = require('mdast-builder');
 const visitChildren = require('unist-util-visit-children');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const { editableRegionMarker, isWorkshop } = require('./add-seed');
 const { getSection } = require('./utils/get-section');
@@ -18,52 +16,6 @@ function validateMarkers({ value }) {
     );
 }
 
-function isLastStep(file) {
-  const challengeDir = path.dirname(file.path);
-  const blockName = path.basename(challengeDir);
-
-  let current = challengeDir;
-  let blockJsonPath = null;
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    current = path.dirname(current);
-    const candidate = path.join(
-      current,
-      'structure',
-      'blocks',
-      `${blockName}.json`
-    );
-    if (fs.existsSync(candidate)) {
-      blockJsonPath = candidate;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!blockJsonPath) return true;
-
-  try {
-    const blockData = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(blockJsonPath, 'utf8'));
-
-    // Upcoming blocks may still contain transitional content that does not yet
-    // follow this invariant.
-    if (blockData.isUpcomingChange) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    const challengeOrder = blockData.challengeOrder;
-
-    if (!Array.isArray(challengeOrder) || challengeOrder.length === 0) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    const currentId = path.basename(file.path, '.md');
-    const lastId = challengeOrder[challengeOrder.length - 1].id;
-
-    return currentId === lastId;
-  } catch {
-    return true;
-  }
-}
 function createPlugin() {
   return function transformer(tree, file) {
     const solutionArrays = splitOnThematicBreak(
@@ -100,11 +52,6 @@ function createPlugin() {
           `Workshop challenge ${file.path} must have exactly 2 editable region markers`
         );
       }
-      if (solutions.length > 0 && !isLastStep(file)) {
-        throw Error(
-          `Workshop challenge ${file.path} has solutions but is not the last step.`
-        );
-      }
     }
     file.data = {
       ...file.data,
diff --git a/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.test.js b/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.test.js
index d111bb8eeea..1e2bda2ba06 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.test.js
+++ b/tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-solution.test.js
@@ -95,20 +95,6 @@ describe('add solution plugin', () => {
     plugin(mockAST, file);
     expect(file.data).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
-  it('should throw if a workshop non-last step has solutions', async () => {
-    expect.assertions(1);
-    const workshopNonLastAST = await parseFixture('with-multiple-solns.md');
-    const workshopFile = {
-      data: {},
-      path: path.join(
-        __dirname,
-        '../__fixtures__/workshop-test-steps/step-1.md'
-      )
-    };
-    expect(() => plugin(workshopNonLastAST, workshopFile)).toThrow(
-      'has solutions but is not the last step'
-    );
-  });
 
   it('should allow solutions in non-last steps for upcoming workshop blocks', async () => {
     expect.assertions(1);