diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2507f10a..3d6154be 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -548,19 +548,14 @@ function buildArray (context, location) {
 
   if (Array.isArray(itemsSchema)) {
     for (let i = 0; i < itemsSchema.length; i++) {
-      const item = itemsSchema[i]
       const tmpRes = buildValue(context, itemsLocation.getPropertyLocation(i), `obj[${i}]`)
       functionCode += `
         if (${i} < arrayLength) {
-          if (${buildArrayTypeCondition(item.type, `[${i}]`)}) {
-            let json = ''
-            ${tmpRes}
-            jsonOutput += json
-            if (${i} < arrayLength - 1) {
-              jsonOutput += ','
-            }
-          } else {
-            throw new Error(\`Item at ${i} does not match schema definition.\`)
+          let json = ''
+          ${tmpRes}
+          jsonOutput += json
+          if (${i} < arrayLength - 1) {
+            jsonOutput += ','
           }
         }
         `
@@ -596,49 +591,6 @@ function buildArray (context, location) {
   return functionName
 }
 
-function buildArrayTypeCondition (type, accessor) {
-  let condition
-  switch (type) {
-    case 'null':
-      condition = `obj${accessor} === null`
-      break
-    case 'string':
-      condition = `typeof obj${accessor} === 'string' ||
-      obj${accessor} === null ||
-      obj${accessor} instanceof Date ||
-      obj${accessor} instanceof RegExp ||
-      (
-        typeof obj${accessor} === "object" &&
-        typeof obj${accessor}.toString === "function" &&
-        obj${accessor}.toString !== Object.prototype.toString
-      )`
-      break
-    case 'integer':
-      condition = `Number.isInteger(obj${accessor})`
-      break
-    case 'number':
-      condition = `Number.isFinite(obj${accessor})`
-      break
-    case 'boolean':
-      condition = `typeof obj${accessor} === 'boolean'`
-      break
-    case 'object':
-      condition = `obj${accessor} && typeof obj${accessor} === 'object' && obj${accessor}.constructor === Object`
-      break
-    case 'array':
-      condition = `Array.isArray(obj${accessor})`
-      break
-    default:
-      if (Array.isArray(type)) {
-        const conditions = type.map((subType) => {
-          return buildArrayTypeCondition(subType, accessor)
-        })
-        condition = `(${conditions.join(' || ')})`
-      }
-  }
-  return condition
-}
-
 function generateFuncName (context) {
   return 'anonymous' + context.functionsCounter++
 }
diff --git a/test/array.test.js b/test/array.test.js
index fbffe02f..d10478f9 100644
--- a/test/array.test.js
+++ b/test/array.test.js
@@ -195,30 +195,6 @@ buildTest({
   '@data': ['test']
 })
 
-test('invalid items throw', (t) => {
-  t.plan(1)
-  const schema = {
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      args: {
-        type: 'array',
-        items: [
-          {
-            type: 'object',
-            patternProperties: {
-              '.*': {
-                type: 'string'
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-  t.throws(() => stringify({ args: ['invalid'] }))
-})
-
 buildTest({
   title: 'item types in array default to any',
   type: 'object',
@@ -329,8 +305,8 @@ test('array items is a list of schema and additionalItems is false /2', (t) => {
 
   const stringify = build(schema)
 
-  t.throws(() => stringify({ foo: [1, 'bar'] }), new Error('Item at 0 does not match schema definition.'))
-  t.throws(() => stringify({ foo: ['foo', 1] }), new Error('Item at 1 does not match schema definition.'))
+  t.strictSame(stringify({ foo: [1, 'bar'] }), '{"foo":["1","bar"]}')
+  t.strictSame(stringify({ foo: ['foo', 1] }), '{"foo":["foo","1"]}')
   t.throws(() => stringify({ foo: ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'] }), new Error('Item at 2 does not match schema definition.'))
 })