diff --git a/lld/test/wasm/shared-memory.yaml b/lld/test/wasm/shared-memory.yaml
--- a/lld/test/wasm/shared-memory.yaml
+++ b/lld/test/wasm/shared-memory.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 # RUN: not wasm-ld --no-entry --shared-memory --max-memory=131072 --features=atomics %t1.o -o - 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix SHARED-NO-BULK-MEM
 
-# RUN: not wasm-ld --no-entry --features=atomics %t1.o -o - 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix ATOMICS-NO-SHARED
-
 # RUN: wasm-ld --relocatable --features=atomics %t1.o -o - | obj2yaml | FileCheck %s --check-prefix ATOMICS-RELOCATABLE
 
 # RUN: wasm-ld --no-entry --shared-memory --max-memory=131072 --features=atomics,bulk-memory %t1.o -o - | obj2yaml | FileCheck %s --check-prefix SHARED
@@ -65,8 +63,6 @@
 
 # SHARED-NO-BULK-MEM: 'bulk-memory' feature must be used in order to use shared memory
 
-# ATOMICS-NO-SHARED: 'atomics' feature is used, so --shared-memory must be used{{$}}
-
 # ATOMICS-RELOCATABLE:        - Type:            MEMORY
 # ATOMICS-RELOCATABLE-NEXT:     Memories:
 # ATOMICS-RELOCATABLE-NEXT:         Initial:         0x00000001
diff --git a/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp b/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp
--- a/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp
@@ -450,15 +450,6 @@
     for (const auto &key : used.keys())
       allowed.insert(std::string(key));
 
-  if (!config->relocatable && allowed.count("atomics") &&
-      !config->sharedMemory) {
-    if (inferFeatures)
-      error(Twine("'atomics' feature is used by ") + used["atomics"] +
-            ", so --shared-memory must be used");
-    else
-      error("'atomics' feature is used, so --shared-memory must be used");
-  }
-
   if (!config->checkFeatures)
     return;