diff --git a/Sources/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansion/MacroSystem.swift b/Sources/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansion/MacroSystem.swift
index d3b356106c5..f742787c49a 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansion/MacroSystem.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansion/MacroSystem.swift
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ private func expandPeerMacroMember(
   in context: some MacroExpansionContext,
   indentationWidth: Trivia
 ) throws -> MemberBlockItemListSyntax? {
-  if let variable = attachedTo.as(VariableDeclSyntax.self), variable.bindings.count > 1 {
-    throw MacroApplicationError.peerMacroOnVariableWithMultipleBindings
-  }
-
   guard
     let expanded = expandAttachedMacro(
       definition: definition,
@@ -278,10 +274,6 @@ private func expandPeerMacroCodeItem(
   in context: some MacroExpansionContext,
   indentationWidth: Trivia
 ) throws -> CodeBlockItemListSyntax? {
-  if let variable = attachedTo.as(VariableDeclSyntax.self), variable.bindings.count > 1 {
-    throw MacroApplicationError.peerMacroOnVariableWithMultipleBindings
-  }
-
   guard
     let expanded = expandAttachedMacro(
       definition: definition,
@@ -622,7 +614,6 @@ let diagnosticDomain: String = "SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansion"
 
 private enum MacroApplicationError: DiagnosticMessage, Error {
   case accessorMacroOnVariableWithMultipleBindings
-  case peerMacroOnVariableWithMultipleBindings
   case malformedAccessor
 
   var diagnosticID: MessageID {
@@ -635,8 +626,6 @@ private enum MacroApplicationError: DiagnosticMessage, Error {
     switch self {
     case .accessorMacroOnVariableWithMultipleBindings:
       return "accessor macro can only be applied to a single variable"
-    case .peerMacroOnVariableWithMultipleBindings:
-      return "peer macro can only be applied to a single variable"
     case .malformedAccessor:
       return """
         macro returned a malformed accessor. Accessors should start with an introducer like 'get' or 'set'.
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansionTest/PeerMacroTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansionTest/PeerMacroTests.swift
index 0a9eaebcf6c..01a62ef7bc2 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansionTest/PeerMacroTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftSyntaxMacroExpansionTest/PeerMacroTests.swift
@@ -171,10 +171,9 @@ final class PeerMacroTests: XCTestCase {
       """,
       expandedSource: """
         let a = 17, b = 12
+
+        var baz: Int = 0
         """,
-      diagnostics: [
-        DiagnosticSpec(message: "peer macro can only be applied to a single variable", line: 1, column: 1)
-      ],
       macros: ["Test": TestMacro.self]
     )
 
@@ -188,11 +187,37 @@ final class PeerMacroTests: XCTestCase {
       expandedSource: """
         struct Foo {
           let a = 17, b = 12
+
+          var baz: Int = 0
+        }
+        """,
+      macros: ["Test": TestMacro.self]
+    )
+  }
+
+  func testPeerMacroReturningNoPeersOnVariableWithMultipleBindings() {
+    struct TestMacro: PeerMacro {
+      static func expansion(
+        of node: AttributeSyntax,
+        providingPeersOf declaration: some DeclSyntaxProtocol,
+        in context: some MacroExpansionContext
+      ) throws -> [DeclSyntax] {
+        return []
+      }
+    }
+
+    assertMacroExpansion(
+      """
+      struct Foo {
+        @Test
+        var a: Int, b: Int
+      }
+      """,
+      expandedSource: """
+        struct Foo {
+          var a: Int, b: Int
         }
         """,
-      diagnostics: [
-        DiagnosticSpec(message: "peer macro can only be applied to a single variable", line: 2, column: 3)
-      ],
       macros: ["Test": TestMacro.self]
     )
   }