diff --git a/src/libponyc/expr/match.c b/src/libponyc/expr/match.c
index 41ed3fbad8..b8b2320e53 100644
--- a/src/libponyc/expr/match.c
+++ b/src/libponyc/expr/match.c
@@ -333,25 +333,12 @@ bool expr_case(pass_opt_t* opt, ast_t* ast)
 
     case MATCHTYPE_DENY:
     {
-      if(ast_id(match_type) == TK_UNIONTYPE) {
-        token_id cap = ast_id(ast_childidx(ast_child(match_type), 3));
-        for(size_t i=1; i<ast_childcount(match_type); i++) {
-          if(ast_id(ast_childidx(ast_childidx(match_type, i), 3)) != cap) {
-            ast_error(opt->check.errors, match_expr, 
-              "match type may not be a union of types with different "
-              "capabilities");
-            ast_error_continue(opt->check.errors, match_type, "match type: %s",
-              ast_print_type(operand_type));
-          }
-        }
-      } else {
-        ast_error(opt->check.errors, pattern,
-          "this capture violates capabilities");
-        ast_error_continue(opt->check.errors, match_type, "match type: %s",
-          ast_print_type(operand_type));
-        ast_error_continue(opt->check.errors, pattern, "pattern type: %s",
-          ast_print_type(pattern_type));
-      }
+      ast_error(opt->check.errors, pattern,
+        "this capture violates capabilities");
+      ast_error_continue(opt->check.errors, match_type, "match type: %s",
+        ast_print_type(operand_type));
+      ast_error_continue(opt->check.errors, pattern, "pattern type: %s",
+        ast_print_type(pattern_type));
 
       ok = false;
       break;
diff --git a/test/libponyc/badpony.cc b/test/libponyc/badpony.cc
index 9159d959e7..ec931d8956 100644
--- a/test/libponyc/badpony.cc
+++ b/test/libponyc/badpony.cc
@@ -316,29 +316,6 @@ TEST_F(BadPonyTest, IndexArrayWithBrackets)
   TEST_ERRORS_1(src, "Value formal parameters not yet supported");
 }
 
-TEST_F(BadPonyTest, MatchUnionOfDifferentCaps)
-{
-  // From issue #1506
-  const char* src =
-    "interface box Foo\n"
-      "fun foo(): None\n"
-
-    "interface ref Bar\n"
-      "fun ref bar(): None\n"
-
-    "actor Main\n"
-      "new create(env: Env) => None\n"
-
-      "fun apply(x: (Foo | Bar)) =>\n"
-        "match x\n"
-        "| let f: Foo => f.foo()\n"
-        "| let b: Bar => b.bar()\n"
-        "end";
-
-  TEST_ERRORS_1(src,
-    "match type may not be a union of types with different capabilities");
-}
-
 TEST_F(BadPonyTest, ShadowingBuiltinTypeParameter)
 {
   const char* src =