diff --git a/src/NIfTI.jl b/src/NIfTI.jl
index 2035322..7caa063 100644
--- a/src/NIfTI.jl
+++ b/src/NIfTI.jl
@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ function NIVolume(
         qoffset_y != 0 || qoffset_z != 0
     method3 = orientation != nothing
 
-    if method2 && method3
-        error("Orientation parameters for Method 2 and Method 3 are mutually exclusive")
-    end
-
     if method3
         if size(orientation) != (3, 4)
             error("Orientation matrix must be of dimensions (3, 4)")
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@ function NIVolume(
         slice_start, (qfac, voxel_size..., time_step, 0, 0, 0), 352,
         scl_slope, scl_inter, slice_end, slice_code,
         xyzt_units, cal_max, cal_min, slice_duration,
-        toffset, glmax, glmin, string_tuple(descrip, 80), string_tuple(aux_file, 24), (method2 || method3),
+        toffset, glmax, glmin, string_tuple(descrip, 80), string_tuple(aux_file, 24), method2,
         method3, quatern_b, quatern_c, quatern_d,
         qoffset_x, qoffset_y, qoffset_z, (orientation[1, :]...,),
         (orientation[2, :]...,), (orientation[3, :]...,), string_tuple(intent_name, 16), NP1_MAGIC), extensions, raw)