diff --git a/hcl2template/parser.go b/hcl2template/parser.go
index 1a0d40211..f32df1892 100644
--- a/hcl2template/parser.go
+++ b/hcl2template/parser.go
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ func filterVarsFromLogs(inputOrLocal Variables) {
 
 func (cfg *PackerConfig) Initialize(opts packer.InitializeOptions) hcl.Diagnostics {
 	diags := cfg.InputVariables.ValidateValues()
-	diags = append(diags, cfg.LocalVariables.ValidateValues()...)
 	diags = append(diags, cfg.evaluateDatasources(opts.SkipDatasourcesExecution)...)
 	diags = append(diags, checkForDuplicateLocalDefinition(cfg.LocalBlocks)...)
 	diags = append(diags, cfg.evaluateLocalVariables(cfg.LocalBlocks)...)