diff --git a/l1-contracts/contracts/state-transition/chain-deps/facets/Admin.sol b/l1-contracts/contracts/state-transition/chain-deps/facets/Admin.sol
index a782a73d0..ffd4e0f20 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/contracts/state-transition/chain-deps/facets/Admin.sol
+++ b/l1-contracts/contracts/state-transition/chain-deps/facets/Admin.sol
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {PriorityQueue} from "../../../state-transition/libraries/PriorityQueue.s
 import {ZKChainBase} from "./ZKChainBase.sol";
 import {IChainTypeManager} from "../../IChainTypeManager.sol";
 import {IL1GenesisUpgrade} from "../../../upgrades/IL1GenesisUpgrade.sol";
-import {Unauthorized, TooMuchGas, PriorityTxPubdataExceedsMaxPubDataPerBatch, InvalidPubdataPricingMode, ProtocolIdMismatch, ChainAlreadyLive, HashMismatch, ProtocolIdNotGreater, DenominatorIsZero, DiamondAlreadyFrozen, DiamondNotFrozen} from "../../../common/L1ContractErrors.sol";
+import {Unauthorized, TooMuchGas, PriorityTxPubdataExceedsMaxPubDataPerBatch, InvalidPubdataPricingMode, ProtocolIdMismatch, HashMismatch, ProtocolIdNotGreater, DenominatorIsZero, DiamondAlreadyFrozen, DiamondNotFrozen} from "../../../common/L1ContractErrors.sol";
 
 // While formally the following import is not used, it is needed to inherit documentation from it
 import {IZKChainBase} from "../../chain-interfaces/IZKChainBase.sol";
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ contract AdminFacet is ZKChainBase, IAdmin {
 
     /// @inheritdoc IAdmin
     function setPubdataPricingMode(PubdataPricingMode _pricingMode) external onlyAdmin onlyL1 {
-        // Validium mode can be set only before the first batch is processed
-        if (s.totalBatchesCommitted != 0) {
-            revert ChainAlreadyLive();
-        }
         s.feeParams.pubdataPricingMode = _pricingMode;
         emit ValidiumModeStatusUpdate(_pricingMode);
     }
diff --git a/l1-contracts/test/foundry/l1/unit/concrete/Bridgehub/experimental_bridge.t.sol b/l1-contracts/test/foundry/l1/unit/concrete/Bridgehub/experimental_bridge.t.sol
index 085e69089..73ae1ab15 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/test/foundry/l1/unit/concrete/Bridgehub/experimental_bridge.t.sol
+++ b/l1-contracts/test/foundry/l1/unit/concrete/Bridgehub/experimental_bridge.t.sol
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {L2TransactionRequestTwoBridgesInner} from "contracts/bridgehub/IBridgehu
 import {ETH_TOKEN_ADDRESS, REQUIRED_L2_GAS_PRICE_PER_PUBDATA, MAX_NEW_FACTORY_DEPS, TWO_BRIDGES_MAGIC_VALUE} from "contracts/common/Config.sol";
 import {L1ERC20Bridge} from "contracts/bridge/L1ERC20Bridge.sol";
 import {IAssetRouterBase} from "contracts/bridge/asset-router/IAssetRouterBase.sol";
-import {AssetIdNotSupported, ZeroChainId, ChainAlreadyLive, AssetIdAlreadyRegistered, AddressTooLow, ChainIdTooBig, WrongMagicValue, SharedBridgeNotSet, TokenNotRegistered, BridgeHubAlreadyRegistered, MsgValueMismatch, SlotOccupied, CTMAlreadyRegistered, TokenAlreadyRegistered, Unauthorized, NonEmptyMsgValue, CTMNotRegistered, InvalidChainId} from "contracts/common/L1ContractErrors.sol";
+import {AssetIdNotSupported, ZeroChainId, AssetIdAlreadyRegistered, AddressTooLow, ChainIdTooBig, WrongMagicValue, SharedBridgeNotSet, TokenNotRegistered, BridgeHubAlreadyRegistered, MsgValueMismatch, SlotOccupied, CTMAlreadyRegistered, TokenAlreadyRegistered, Unauthorized, NonEmptyMsgValue, CTMNotRegistered, InvalidChainId} from "contracts/common/L1ContractErrors.sol";
 import {TransparentUpgradeableProxy} from "@openzeppelin/contracts-v4/proxy/transparent/TransparentUpgradeableProxy.sol";
 
 contract ExperimentalBridgeTest is Test {