diff --git a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
index cbaeee01a..49f1e4603 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@ module Imports
 
         schemes = Scheme.where(old_visible_id: scheme_old_visible_id, owning_organisation_id: attributes["owning_organisation_id"])
         location = Location.find_by(old_visible_id: location_old_visible_id, scheme: schemes)
-        if location.nil? && [location_old_visible_id, scheme_old_visible_id].all?(&:present?) && previous_status != "saved"
-          raise "No matching location for scheme #{scheme_old_visible_id} and location #{location_old_visible_id} (visible IDs)"
-        end
 
         if location.present?
           # Set the scheme via location, because the scheme old visible ID can be duplicated at import
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
index 6bfe53571..c1eac29bb 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -1248,6 +1248,25 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::LettingsLogsImportService do
         end
       end
 
+      context "and the scheme and location are not valid" do
+        let(:lettings_log_id) { "0b4a68df-30cc-474a-93c0-a56ce8fdad3b" }
+
+        before do
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:_1cmangroupcode").content = "999"
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:_1cschemecode").content = "999"
+        end
+
+        it "saves log without location and scheme" do
+          expect(logger).not_to receive(:warn)
+          lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml)
+          lettings_log = LettingsLog.find_by(old_id: lettings_log_id)
+
+          expect(lettings_log.scheme_id).to be_nil
+          expect(lettings_log.location_id).to be_nil
+          expect(lettings_log.status).to eq("in_progress")
+        end
+      end
+
       context "and this is a supported housing log with a single location under a scheme" do
         let(:lettings_log_id) { "0b4a68df-30cc-474a-93c0-a56ce8fdad3b" }