diff --git a/contrib/file_fdw/file_fdw.c b/contrib/file_fdw/file_fdw.c
index 7fb1dbc..97a35d0 100644
--- a/contrib/file_fdw/file_fdw.c
+++ b/contrib/file_fdw/file_fdw.c
@@ -267,11 +267,6 @@ file_fdw_validator(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 						(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
 						 errmsg("conflicting or redundant options"),
 						 errhint("option \"force_not_null\" supplied more than once for a column")));
-			if(force_null)
-				ereport(ERROR,
-						(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
-						 errmsg("conflicting or redundant options"),
-						 errhint("option \"force_not_null\" cannot be used together with \"force_null\"")));
 			force_not_null = def;
 			/* Don't care what the value is, as long as it's a legal boolean */
 			(void) defGetBoolean(def);
@@ -284,11 +279,6 @@ file_fdw_validator(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 						(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
 						 errmsg("conflicting or redundant options"),
 						 errhint("option \"force_null\" supplied more than once for a column")));
-			if(force_not_null)
-				ereport(ERROR,
-						(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
-						 errmsg("conflicting or redundant options"),
-						 errhint("option \"force_null\" cannot be used together with \"force_not_null\"")));
 			force_null = def;
 			(void) defGetBoolean(def);
 		}
diff --git a/contrib/file_fdw/input/file_fdw.source b/contrib/file_fdw/input/file_fdw.source
index 0c278aa..b608372 100644
--- a/contrib/file_fdw/input/file_fdw.source
+++ b/contrib/file_fdw/input/file_fdw.source
@@ -91,24 +91,22 @@ ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv OPTIONS (SET format 'csv');
 \pset null _null_
 SELECT * FROM text_csv;
 
+-- force_not_null and force_null can be used together on the same column
+ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word1 OPTIONS (force_null 'true');
+ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word3 OPTIONS (force_not_null 'true');
+
 -- force_not_null is not allowed to be specified at any foreign object level:
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER file_fdw OPTIONS (ADD force_not_null '*'); -- ERROR
 ALTER SERVER file_server OPTIONS (ADD force_not_null '*'); -- ERROR
 CREATE USER MAPPING FOR public SERVER file_server OPTIONS (force_not_null '*'); -- ERROR
 CREATE FOREIGN TABLE tbl () SERVER file_server OPTIONS (force_not_null '*'); -- ERROR
 
--- force_not_null cannot be specified together with force_null
-ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word1 OPTIONS (force_null 'true'); --ERROR
-
 -- force_null is not allowed to be specified at any foreign object level:
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER file_fdw OPTIONS (ADD force_null '*'); -- ERROR
 ALTER SERVER file_server OPTIONS (ADD force_null '*'); -- ERROR
 CREATE USER MAPPING FOR public SERVER file_server OPTIONS (force_null '*'); -- ERROR
 CREATE FOREIGN TABLE tbl () SERVER file_server OPTIONS (force_null '*'); -- ERROR
 
--- force_null cannot be specified together with force_not_null
-ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word3 OPTIONS (force_not_null 'true'); --ERROR
-
 -- basic query tests
 SELECT * FROM agg_text WHERE b > 10.0 ORDER BY a;
 SELECT * FROM agg_csv ORDER BY a;
diff --git a/contrib/file_fdw/output/file_fdw.source b/contrib/file_fdw/output/file_fdw.source
index 2bec160..bc183b8 100644
--- a/contrib/file_fdw/output/file_fdw.source
+++ b/contrib/file_fdw/output/file_fdw.source
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ SELECT * FROM text_csv;
  ABC   | abc    |        | 
 (5 rows)
 
+-- force_not_null and force_null can be used together on the same column
+ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word1 OPTIONS (force_null 'true');
+ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word3 OPTIONS (force_not_null 'true');
 -- force_not_null is not allowed to be specified at any foreign object level:
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER file_fdw OPTIONS (ADD force_not_null '*'); -- ERROR
 ERROR:  invalid option "force_not_null"
@@ -128,10 +131,6 @@ HINT:  There are no valid options in this context.
 CREATE FOREIGN TABLE tbl () SERVER file_server OPTIONS (force_not_null '*'); -- ERROR
 ERROR:  invalid option "force_not_null"
 HINT:  Valid options in this context are: filename, format, header, delimiter, quote, escape, null, encoding
--- force_not_null cannot be specified together with force_null
-ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word1 OPTIONS (force_null 'true'); --ERROR
-ERROR:  conflicting or redundant options
-HINT:  option "force_null" cannot be used together with "force_not_null"
 -- force_null is not allowed to be specified at any foreign object level:
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER file_fdw OPTIONS (ADD force_null '*'); -- ERROR
 ERROR:  invalid option "force_null"
@@ -145,10 +144,6 @@ HINT:  There are no valid options in this context.
 CREATE FOREIGN TABLE tbl () SERVER file_server OPTIONS (force_null '*'); -- ERROR
 ERROR:  invalid option "force_null"
 HINT:  Valid options in this context are: filename, format, header, delimiter, quote, escape, null, encoding
--- force_null cannot be specified together with force_not_null
-ALTER FOREIGN TABLE text_csv ALTER COLUMN word3 OPTIONS (force_not_null 'true'); --ERROR
-ERROR:  conflicting or redundant options
-HINT:  option "force_not_null" cannot be used together with "force_null"
 -- basic query tests
 SELECT * FROM agg_text WHERE b > 10.0 ORDER BY a;
   a  |   b