diff --git a/src/wp-includes/robots-template.php b/src/wp-includes/robots-template.php
index 19c7699790..f504930093 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/robots-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/robots-template.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * robots meta tag is output if there is at least one relevant directive.
  *
  * @since 5.7.0
+ * @since 5.7.1 No longer prevents specific directives to occur together.
  */
 function wp_robots() {
 	/**
@@ -30,20 +31,6 @@ function wp_robots() {
 	 */
 	$robots = apply_filters( 'wp_robots', array() );
 
-	// Don't allow mutually exclusive directives.
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['follow'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['nofollow'] );
-	}
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['nofollow'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['follow'] );
-	}
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['archive'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['noarchive'] );
-	}
-	if ( ! empty( $robots['noarchive'] ) ) {
-		unset( $robots['archive'] );
-	}
-
 	$robots_strings = array();
 	foreach ( $robots as $directive => $value ) {
 		if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/robots.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/robots.php
index f826b3bf11..49fbccfe96 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/robots.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/robots.php
@@ -71,56 +71,6 @@ class Tests_Robots extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertContains( "'{$expected_directives_string}'", $output );
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @ticket 51511
-	 */
-	public function test_wp_robots_includes_basic_sanitization_follow_nofollow() {
-		// Only follow or nofollow can be present, with follow taking precedence.
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_follow_directive' ) );
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_nofollow_directive' ) );
-		$output = get_echo( 'wp_robots' );
-		$this->assertContains( "'follow'", $output );
-
-		// Consider truthyness of the directive value though.
-		// Here nofollow is true, follow is false.
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'remove_follow_directive' ), 11 );
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_nofollow_directive' ), 11 );
-		$output = get_echo( 'wp_robots' );
-		$this->assertContains( "'nofollow'", $output );
-
-		// Consider truthyness of the directive value though.
-		// Here follow is true, nofollow is false.
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_follow_directive' ), 12 );
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'remove_nofollow_directive' ), 12 );
-		$output = get_echo( 'wp_robots' );
-		$this->assertContains( "'follow'", $output );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @ticket 51511
-	 */
-	public function test_wp_robots_includes_basic_sanitization_archive_noarchive() {
-		// Only archive or noarchive can be present, with archive taking precedence.
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_archive_directive' ) );
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_noarchive_directive' ) );
-		$output = get_echo( 'wp_robots' );
-		$this->assertContains( "'archive'", $output );
-
-		// Consider truthyness of the directive value though.
-		// Here noarchive is true, archive is false.
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'remove_archive_directive' ), 11 );
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_noarchive_directive' ), 11 );
-		$output = get_echo( 'wp_robots' );
-		$this->assertContains( "'noarchive'", $output );
-
-		// Consider truthyness of the directive value though.
-		// Here archive is true, noarchive is false.
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'add_archive_directive' ), 12 );
-		add_filter( 'wp_robots', array( $this, 'remove_noarchive_directive' ), 12 );
-		$output = get_echo( 'wp_robots' );
-		$this->assertContains( "'archive'", $output );
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 51511
 	 */
@@ -207,44 +157,4 @@ class Tests_Robots extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$robots['noindex'] = false;
 		return $robots;
 	}
-
-	public function add_follow_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['follow'] = true;
-		return $robots;
-	}
-
-	public function remove_follow_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['follow'] = false;
-		return $robots;
-	}
-
-	public function add_nofollow_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['nofollow'] = true;
-		return $robots;
-	}
-
-	public function remove_nofollow_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['nofollow'] = false;
-		return $robots;
-	}
-
-	public function add_archive_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['archive'] = true;
-		return $robots;
-	}
-
-	public function remove_archive_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['archive'] = false;
-		return $robots;
-	}
-
-	public function add_noarchive_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['noarchive'] = true;
-		return $robots;
-	}
-
-	public function remove_noarchive_directive( array $robots ) {
-		$robots['noarchive'] = false;
-		return $robots;
-	}
 }