diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/home/exceptions.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/home/exceptions.md
index 30487348e..cfa4f57a2 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/home/exceptions.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/home/exceptions.md
@@ -900,13 +900,3 @@ A JSON Patch operation 'test' failed. The unsuccessful operation is also printed
     ```
     [json.exception.other_error.501] unsuccessful: {"op":"test","path":"/baz","value":"bar"}
     ```
-
-### json.exception.other_error.502
-
-This exception is thrown when a null pointer is passed as SAX event listener to the [sax_parse](../api/basic_json/sax_parse.md) function.
-
-!!! failure "Example message"
-
-    ```
-    [json.exception.other_error.502] SAX handler must not be null
-    ```
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 0b8f155ac..5ff3e06ed 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -4122,22 +4122,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                           const bool ignore_comments = false,
                           const bool ignore_trailing_commas = false)
     {
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wtautological-pointer-compare"
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare"
-#endif
-        if (sax == nullptr)
-        {
-            JSON_THROW(other_error::create(502, "SAX handler must not be null", nullptr));
-        }
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         return format == input_format_t::json
                ? parser(std::move(ia), nullptr, true, ignore_comments, ignore_trailing_commas).sax_parse(sax, strict)
@@ -4154,22 +4138,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                           const bool ignore_comments = false,
                           const bool ignore_trailing_commas = false)
     {
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wtautological-pointer-compare"
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare"
-#endif
-        if (sax == nullptr)
-        {
-            JSON_THROW(other_error::create(502, "SAX handler must not be null", nullptr));
-        }
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         return format == input_format_t::json
                ? parser(std::move(ia), nullptr, true, ignore_comments, ignore_trailing_commas).sax_parse(sax, strict)
@@ -4190,22 +4158,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                           const bool ignore_comments = false,
                           const bool ignore_trailing_commas = false)
     {
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wtautological-pointer-compare"
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare"
-#endif
-        if (sax == nullptr)
-        {
-            JSON_THROW(other_error::create(502, "SAX handler must not be null", nullptr));
-        }
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
         auto ia = i.get();
         return format == input_format_t::json
                // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index e2bb8517b..9fccb456e 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -24359,22 +24359,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                           const bool ignore_comments = false,
                           const bool ignore_trailing_commas = false)
     {
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wtautological-pointer-compare"
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare"
-#endif
-        if (sax == nullptr)
-        {
-            JSON_THROW(other_error::create(502, "SAX handler must not be null", nullptr));
-        }
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         return format == input_format_t::json
                ? parser(std::move(ia), nullptr, true, ignore_comments, ignore_trailing_commas).sax_parse(sax, strict)
@@ -24391,22 +24375,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                           const bool ignore_comments = false,
                           const bool ignore_trailing_commas = false)
     {
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wtautological-pointer-compare"
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare"
-#endif
-        if (sax == nullptr)
-        {
-            JSON_THROW(other_error::create(502, "SAX handler must not be null", nullptr));
-        }
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         return format == input_format_t::json
                ? parser(std::move(ia), nullptr, true, ignore_comments, ignore_trailing_commas).sax_parse(sax, strict)
@@ -24427,22 +24395,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                           const bool ignore_comments = false,
                           const bool ignore_trailing_commas = false)
     {
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wtautological-pointer-compare"
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare"
-#endif
-        if (sax == nullptr)
-        {
-            JSON_THROW(other_error::create(502, "SAX handler must not be null", nullptr));
-        }
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
         auto ia = i.get();
         return format == input_format_t::json
                // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
diff --git a/tests/src/unit-class_parser.cpp b/tests/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
index 9c5fadc29..4ce7c4346 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
@@ -1644,33 +1644,6 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
 
         SECTION("SAX parser")
         {
-            SECTION("null sax handler")
-            {
-# if defined(__has_feature)
-#if !__has_feature(undefined_behavior_sanitizer)
-                const std::string s = "some_string";
-                SaxCountdown* p = nullptr;
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json::sax_parse(s, p), "[json.exception.other_error.502] SAX handler must not be null", json::other_error&); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker)
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json::sax_parse(s.begin(), s.end(), p), "[json.exception.other_error.502] SAX handler must not be null", json::other_error&); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker)
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json::sax_parse(nlohmann::detail::span_input_adapter(s.c_str(), s.size()), p), "[json.exception.other_error.502] SAX handler must not be null", json::other_error&); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker)
-#endif
-#else
-                const std::string s = "some_string";
-                SaxCountdown* p = nullptr;
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json::sax_parse(s, p), "[json.exception.other_error.502] SAX handler must not be null", json::other_error&); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker)
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json::sax_parse(s.begin(), s.end(), p), "[json.exception.other_error.502] SAX handler must not be null", json::other_error&); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker)
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json::sax_parse(nlohmann::detail::span_input_adapter(s.c_str(), s.size()), p), "[json.exception.other_error.502] SAX handler must not be null", json::other_error&); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-core.NonNullParamChecker)
-#endif
-            }
-
-            SECTION("valid sax handler")
-            {
-                const std::string str = "some_string";
-                SaxCountdown s(1);
-                CHECK(json::sax_parse(str, &s) == false);
-                CHECK(json::sax_parse(nlohmann::detail::span_input_adapter(str.c_str(), str.size()), &s) == false);
-            }
-
             SECTION("} without value")
             {
                 SaxCountdown s(1);