diff --git a/ibis/expr/types/arrays.py b/ibis/expr/types/arrays.py
index 1b467582f1f52..18dfe13b1b6eb 100644
--- a/ibis/expr/types/arrays.py
+++ b/ibis/expr/types/arrays.py
@@ -1070,14 +1070,4 @@ def array(values: Iterable[V], type: str | dt.DataType | None = None) -> ArrayVa
     │ [3, 42]              │
     └──────────────────────┘
     """
-    if any(isinstance(value, Value) for value in values):
-        return ops.Array(values).to_expr()
-    else:
-        try:
-            return literal(list(values), type=type)
-        except com.IbisTypeError as e:
-            raise com.IbisTypeError(
-                "Could not create an array scalar from the values provided "
-                "to `array`. Ensure that all input values have the same "
-                "Python type, or can be casted to a single Python type."
-            ) from e
+    return ops.Array(values).to_expr()