diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 03e31467ee1c86f6dc803d505a59f7779176ca32..1e0882b9dffbc68d6882e759ea86e95272b24566 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * Only use fastq's that match *[_.]R[1-2].fastq.gz naming convention (#107)
 * Add error output for no fastq's
 * Update input bag export config to only fetch fastq's that match *[_.]R[1-2].fastq.gz naming convention
+* Remove check for multiple fastq check in parse metadata (redundant and no longer valid)
 
 *Known Bugs*
 * Override params (inputBag, fastq, species) aren't checked for integrity
diff --git a/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py b/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py
index c2c71e008d6d43f45c4e0637d01240d2b6b07a67..998661900a1a2e466b334fa15190a28613feb11b 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/parse_meta.py
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ def main():
         else:
             rep = metaFile["Replicate_RID"].unique()[0]
             print(rep)
-        if (len(metaFile[metaFile["File_Type"] == "FastQ"]) > 2):
-            print("There are more then 2 fastq's in the metadata: " +
-                  " ".join(metaFile[metaFile["File_Type"] == "FastQ"].RID))
-            exit(1)
 
     # Check experiment RID metadata from 'Experiment.csv'
     if (args.parameter == "expRID"):