SERVER-13415 Strict validation of j / fsync to be boolean is backwards-breaking for some drivers

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp b/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp
index 848c4e4464c..ac21a01f87c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp
@@ -42,17 +42,9 @@ namespace mongo {
         }
 
         BSONElement jEl = obj["j"];
-        if ( !jEl.eoo() && !jEl.isNumber() && jEl.type() != Bool ) {
-            return Status( ErrorCodes::FailedToParse, "j must be numeric or a boolean value" );
-        }
-
         const bool j = jEl.trueValue();
 
         BSONElement fsyncEl = obj["fsync"];
-        if ( !fsyncEl.eoo() && !fsyncEl.isNumber() && fsyncEl.type() != Bool ) {
-            return Status( ErrorCodes::FailedToParse, "fsync must be numeric or a boolean value" );
-        }
-
         const bool fsync = fsyncEl.trueValue();
 
         if ( j && fsync )