diff --git a/designate/central/service.py b/designate/central/service.py
index 7be9a8123..4a5ae9ee6 100644
--- a/designate/central/service.py
+++ b/designate/central/service.py
@@ -156,25 +156,6 @@ class Service(rpc_service.Service):
                                                    'share a name with any '
                                                    'other records')
 
-        if record_type == 'CNAME':
-            # CNAME's may not have children. Ever.
-            criterion = {'name': '%%.%s' % record_name}
-            records = self.storage_api.find_records(context, domain['id'],
-                                                    criterion=criterion)
-
-            if len(records) > 0:
-                raise exceptions.InvalidRecordLocation('CNAME records may not '
-                                                       'have any child '
-                                                       'records')
-
-        else:
-            # No record may have a CNAME as a parent
-            if self._is_subrecord(context, domain, record_name,
-                                  {'type': 'CNAME'}):
-                raise exceptions.InvalidRecordLocation('CNAME records may not '
-                                                       'have any child '
-                                                       'records')
-
         # Duplicate PTR's with the same name are not allowed
         if record_type == 'PTR':
             criterion = {'name': record_name, 'type': 'PTR'}
diff --git a/designate/tests/test_central/test_service.py b/designate/tests/test_central/test_service.py
index 80b8b4d91..215fa0257 100644
--- a/designate/tests/test_central/test_service.py
+++ b/designate/tests/test_central/test_service.py
@@ -800,12 +800,12 @@ class CentralServiceTest(CentralTestCase):
             self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
                                                values=values)
 
-    def test_create_cname_record_alongside_an_a_record(self):
+    def test_create_cname_record_above_an_a_record(self):
         context = self.get_admin_context()
         domain = self.create_domain()
 
         values = dict(
-            name='www.%s' % domain['name'],
+            name='t.www.%s' % domain['name'],
             type='A',
             data='127.0.0.1'
         )
@@ -813,23 +813,49 @@ class CentralServiceTest(CentralTestCase):
         self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
                                            values=values)
 
-        # Attempt to create a CNAME record alongside an A record
-        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidRecordLocation):
-            values = dict(
-                name='www.%s' % domain['name'],
-                type='CNAME',
-                data='example.org.'
-            )
+        # Create a CNAME record alongside an A record
+        values = dict(
+            name='www.%s' % domain['name'],
+            type='CNAME',
+            data='example.org.'
+        )
 
-            self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
-                                               values=values)
+        record = self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
+                                                    values=values)
 
-    def test_create_cname_record_above_an_a_record(self):
+        self.assertIn('id', record)
+
+    def test_create_cname_record_below_an_a_record(self):
         context = self.get_admin_context()
         domain = self.create_domain()
 
         values = dict(
-            name='t.www.%s' % domain['name'],
+            name='t.%s' % domain['name'],
+            type='A',
+            data='127.0.0.1'
+        )
+
+        self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
+                                           values=values)
+
+        # Create a CNAME record alongside an A record
+        values = dict(
+            name='www.t.%s' % domain['name'],
+            type='CNAME',
+            data='example.org.'
+        )
+
+        record = self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
+                                                    values=values)
+
+        self.assertIn('id', record)
+
+    def test_create_cname_record_alongside_an_a_record(self):
+        context = self.get_admin_context()
+        domain = self.create_domain()
+
+        values = dict(
+            name='www.%s' % domain['name'],
             type='A',
             data='127.0.0.1'
         )
@@ -872,30 +898,6 @@ class CentralServiceTest(CentralTestCase):
             self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
                                                values=values)
 
-    def test_create_an_a_record_below_a_cname_record(self):
-        context = self.get_admin_context()
-        domain = self.create_domain()
-
-        values = dict(
-            name='www.%s' % domain['name'],
-            type='CNAME',
-            data='example.org.'
-        )
-
-        self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
-                                           values=values)
-
-        # Attempt to create a CNAME record alongside an A record
-        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidRecordLocation):
-            values = dict(
-                name='t.www.%s' % domain['name'],
-                type='A',
-                data='127.0.0.1'
-            )
-
-            self.central_service.create_record(context, domain['id'],
-                                               values=values)
-
     def test_create_duplicate_ptr_record(self):
         context = self.get_admin_context()
         domain = self.create_domain(values={'name': '2.0.192.in-addr.arpa.'})