diff --git a/django/utils/functional.py b/django/utils/functional.py
index be5fac23ad..66d88d9b59 100644
--- a/django/utils/functional.py
+++ b/django/utils/functional.py
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ def lazy(func, *resultclasses):
                             continue
                         meth = cls.__promise__(method_name)
                         setattr(cls, method_name, meth)
-            cls._delegate_bytes = bytes in resultclasses
-            cls._delegate_text = str in resultclasses
-            if cls._delegate_bytes and cls._delegate_text:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Cannot call lazy() with both bytes and text return types."
-                )
-
 
         @classmethod
         def __promise__(cls, method_name):
diff --git a/tests/utils_tests/test_functional.py b/tests/utils_tests/test_functional.py
index cc4409d893..9a5cbfe068 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests/test_functional.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests/test_functional.py
@@ -234,9 +234,7 @@ class FunctionalTests(SimpleTestCase):
 
     def test_lazy_bytes_and_str_result_classes(self):
         lazy_obj = lazy(lambda: "test", str, bytes)
-        msg = "Cannot call lazy() with both bytes and text return types."
-        with self.assertRaisesMessage(ValueError, msg):
-            lazy_obj()
+        self.assertEqual(str(lazy_obj()), "test")
 
     def test_lazy_str_cast_mixed_result_types(self):
         lazy_value = lazy(lambda: [1], str, list)()