diff --git a/lib/classes/event/base.php b/lib/classes/event/base.php
index 97936d68228..b00e892ad87 100644
--- a/lib/classes/event/base.php
+++ b/lib/classes/event/base.php
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ abstract class base implements \IteratorAggregate {
             throw new \coding_exception('context (or contextid) is a required event property, system context may be hardcoded in init() method.');
         }
 
-        if (isset($event->data['contextlevel']) and $event->data['contextlevel'] != $event->context->contextlevel) {
-            throw new \coding_exception('Context does not match expected context level');
-        }
         $event->data['contextid'] = $event->context->id;
         $event->data['contextlevel'] = $event->context->contextlevel;
         $event->data['contextinstanceid'] = $event->context->instanceid;
@@ -217,7 +214,6 @@ abstract class base implements \IteratorAggregate {
      *
      * Optionally it can set:
      * a/ fixed system context
-     * b/ required context level
      *
      * @return void
      */
diff --git a/lib/tests/event_test.php b/lib/tests/event_test.php
index 2abc8bbb816..43ec19f9f7d 100644
--- a/lib/tests/event_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/event_test.php
@@ -620,22 +620,14 @@ class core_event_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $event6->trigger();
         $this->assertDebuggingCalled();
 
-        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event2::create(array('context'=>\context_course::instance(1)));
-        try {
-            $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event2::create(array('context'=>\context_system::instance()));
-            $this->fail('Exception expected when $data contains context that does not match hardcoded level');
-        } catch (\moodle_exception $e) {
-            $this->assertInstanceOf('\coding_exception', $e);
-        }
-
-        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event3::create(array());
+        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event2::create(array());
         $this->assertDebuggingNotCalled();
-        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event3::create(array('context'=>\context_system::instance()));
+        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event2::create(array('context'=>\context_system::instance()));
         $this->assertDebuggingCalled();
 
-        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event4::create(array('other'=>1));
+        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event3::create(array('other'=>1));
         $this->assertDebuggingNotCalled();
-        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event4::create(array());
+        $event = \core_tests\event\problematic_event3::create(array());
         $this->assertDebuggingCalled();
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/fixtures/event_fixtures.php b/lib/tests/fixtures/event_fixtures.php
index 29b99250586..f53acce0151 100644
--- a/lib/tests/fixtures/event_fixtures.php
+++ b/lib/tests/fixtures/event_fixtures.php
@@ -164,14 +164,6 @@ class problematic_event1 extends \core\event\base {
 }
 
 class problematic_event2 extends \core\event\base {
-    protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
-        $this->data['level'] = 10;
-        $this->data['contextlevel'] = CONTEXT_COURSE;
-    }
-}
-
-class problematic_event3 extends \core\event\base {
     protected function init() {
         $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
         $this->data['level'] = 10;
@@ -179,7 +171,7 @@ class problematic_event3 extends \core\event\base {
     }
 }
 
-class problematic_event4 extends \core\event\base {
+class problematic_event3 extends \core\event\base {
     protected function init() {
         $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
         $this->data['level'] = 10;