diff --git a/flang/runtime/allocatable.cpp b/flang/runtime/allocatable.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/allocatable.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/allocatable.cpp
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@
 
 void RTNAME(AllocatableApplyMold)(
     Descriptor &descriptor, const Descriptor &mold, int rank) {
-  if (descriptor.IsAllocated()) {
-    // 9.7.1.3 Return so the error can be emitted by AllocatableAllocate.
-    return;
-  }
   descriptor = mold;
   descriptor.set_base_addr(nullptr);
   descriptor.raw().attribute = CFI_attribute_allocatable;