diff --git a/src/extensions/core/widgetInputs.ts b/src/extensions/core/widgetInputs.ts
index 1d22bf0ac..c153a1fb1 100644
--- a/src/extensions/core/widgetInputs.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/core/widgetInputs.ts
@@ -551,26 +551,6 @@ function getWidgetType(config: InputSpec) {
   return { type }
 }
 
-function isValidCombo(combo: string[], obj: unknown) {
-  // New input isnt a combo
-  if (!(obj instanceof Array)) {
-    console.log(`connection rejected: tried to connect combo to ${obj}`)
-    return false
-  }
-  // New input combo has a different size
-  if (combo.length !== obj.length) {
-    console.log(`connection rejected: combo lists dont match`)
-    return false
-  }
-  // New input combo has different elements
-  if (combo.find((v, i) => obj[i] !== v)) {
-    console.log(`connection rejected: combo lists dont match`)
-    return false
-  }
-
-  return true
-}
-
 export function setWidgetConfig(
   slot: INodeInputSlot | INodeOutputSlot,
   config: InputSpec
@@ -931,37 +911,6 @@ app.registerExtension({
 
       return r
     }
-
-    // Prevent connecting COMBO lists to converted inputs that dont match types
-    const onConnectInput = nodeType.prototype.onConnectInput
-    nodeType.prototype.onConnectInput = function (
-      this: LGraphNode,
-      targetSlot: number,
-      type: string,
-      output: INodeOutputSlot,
-      originNode: LGraphNode,
-      originSlot: number
-    ) {
-      // @ts-expect-error onConnectInput has 5 arguments
-      const v = onConnectInput?.(this, arguments)
-      // Not a combo, ignore
-      if (type !== 'COMBO') return v
-      // Primitive output, allow that to handle
-      if (originNode.outputs[originSlot].widget) return v
-
-      // Ensure target is also a combo
-      const targetCombo = this.inputs[targetSlot].widget?.[GET_CONFIG]?.()?.[0]
-      if (!targetCombo || !(targetCombo instanceof Array)) return v
-
-      // Check they match
-      const originConfig =
-        originNode.constructor?.nodeData?.output?.[originSlot]
-      if (!originConfig || !isValidCombo(targetCombo, originConfig)) {
-        return false
-      }
-
-      return v
-    }
   },
   registerCustomNodes() {
     LiteGraph.registerNodeType(
diff --git a/src/schemas/nodeDefSchema.ts b/src/schemas/nodeDefSchema.ts
index b88d4331d..23aebe0c8 100644
--- a/src/schemas/nodeDefSchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/nodeDefSchema.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { fromZodError } from 'zod-validation-error'
 
+const zComboOption = z.union([z.string(), z.number()])
 const zRemoteWidgetConfig = z.object({
   route: z.string().url().or(z.string().startsWith('/')),
   refresh: z.number().gte(128).safe().or(z.number().lte(0).safe()).optional(),
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ const zComboInputOptions = zBaseInputOptions.extend({
   allow_batch: z.boolean().optional(),
   video_upload: z.boolean().optional(),
   remote: zRemoteWidgetConfig.optional(),
-  options: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number()])).optional()
+  options: z.array(zComboOption).optional()
 })
 
 const zIntInputSpec = z.tuple([z.literal('INT'), zIntInputOptions.optional()])
@@ -87,8 +88,12 @@ const zStringInputSpec = z.tuple([
   z.literal('STRING'),
   zStringInputOptions.optional()
 ])
+/**
+ * Legacy combo syntax.
+ * @deprecated Use `zComboInputSpecV2` instead.
+ */
 const zComboInputSpec = z.tuple([
-  z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number()])),
+  z.array(zComboOption),
   zComboInputOptions.optional()
 ])
 const zComboInputSpecV2 = z.tuple([
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ const zComfyInputsSpec = z.object({
 })
 
 const zComfyNodeDataType = z.string()
-const zComfyComboOutput = z.array(z.any())
+const zComfyComboOutput = z.array(zComboOption)
 const zComfyOutputTypesSpec = z.array(
   z.union([zComfyNodeDataType, zComfyComboOutput])
 )