diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index f4843e2..765d9b9 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -22091,22 +22091,6 @@
 	if (var_check_ro(v->di_flags, name, FALSE)
 			       || tv_check_lock(v->di_tv.v_lock, name, FALSE))
 	    return;
-	if (v->di_tv.v_type != tv->v_type
-		&& !((v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_STRING
-			|| v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_NUMBER)
-		    && (tv->v_type == VAR_STRING
-			|| tv->v_type == VAR_NUMBER))
-#ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
-		&& !((v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_NUMBER
-			|| v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_FLOAT)
-		    && (tv->v_type == VAR_NUMBER
-			|| tv->v_type == VAR_FLOAT))
-#endif
-		)
-	{
-	    EMSG2(_("E706: Variable type mismatch for: %s"), name);
-	    return;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Handle setting internal v: variables separately where needed to
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_alot.vim b/src/testdir/test_alot.vim
index 46be515..6071756 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_alot.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_alot.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 " A series of tests that can run in one Vim invocation.
 " This makes testing go faster, since Vim doesn't need to restart.
 
+source test_assign.vim
 source test_backspace_opt.vim
 source test_cursor_func.vim
 source test_delete.vim
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_assign.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1f036a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_assign.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+" Test for assignment
+
+func Test_no_type_checking()
+  let v = 1
+  let v = [1,2,3]
+  let v = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+  let v = 3.4
+  let v = 'hello'
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0652ab8..fc9cebe 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1546,
+/**/
     1545,
 /**/
     1544,