diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
index 16d62a301a3e9..7f9863576e636 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
@@ -2315,14 +2315,11 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with SQLConfHelper with Logg
   override def visitInterval(ctx: IntervalContext): Literal = withOrigin(ctx) {
     val calendarInterval = parseIntervalLiteral(ctx)
     if (ctx.errorCapturingUnitToUnitInterval != null && !conf.legacyIntervalEnabled) {
-      if (calendarInterval.months != 0) {
-        if (calendarInterval.days != 0 || calendarInterval.microseconds != 0) {
-          throw QueryParsingErrors.mixedIntervalError(ctx)
-        }
-        Literal(calendarInterval.months, YearMonthIntervalType)
-      } else {
+      if (calendarInterval.months == 0) {
         val micros = IntervalUtils.getDuration(calendarInterval, TimeUnit.MICROSECONDS)
         Literal(micros, DayTimeIntervalType)
+      } else {
+        Literal(calendarInterval.months, YearMonthIntervalType)
       }
     } else {
       Literal(calendarInterval, CalendarIntervalType)
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryParsingErrors.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryParsingErrors.scala
index 93b392f7ab02b..d97b19954f63e 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryParsingErrors.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryParsingErrors.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.antlr.v4.runtime.ParserRuleContext
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.parser.ParseException
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.parser.SqlBaseParser._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.trees.Origin
-import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.SQLConf
 
 /**
  * Object for grouping all error messages of the query parsing.
@@ -368,10 +367,4 @@ object QueryParsingErrors {
     new ParseException("LOCAL is supported only with file: scheme", ctx)
   }
 
-  def mixedIntervalError(ctx: ParserRuleContext): Throwable = {
-    new ParseException(
-      "Mixing of year-month and day-time fields is not allowed. " +
-      s"Set '${SQLConf.LEGACY_INTERVAL_ENABLED.key}' to true to enable the legacy interval type " +
-      "which supports mixed fields.", ctx)
-  }
 }