diff --git a/docs/metadata/data_structures/plugin.rst b/docs/metadata/data_structures/plugin.rst
index 38e07590..e86581de 100644
--- a/docs/metadata/data_structures/plugin.rst
+++ b/docs/metadata/data_structures/plugin.rst
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ This is the structure that brings all the others together, and forms the main co
 
   ``cleaning data set``
 
-  Cleaning data for this plugin, identifying dirty plugins. Plugin entries with regular expression filenames **must not** contain cleaning data.
+  An unordered set of cleaning data structures for this plugin, identifying dirty plugins.
 
 .. describe:: clean
 
   ``cleaning data set``
 
-  An unordered set of cleaning data structures for this plugin, identifying clean plugins. Plugin entries with regular expression filenames **must not** contain cleaning data. The ``itm``, ``udr`` and ``nav`` fields are unused in this context, as they're assumed to be zero.
+  An unordered set of cleaning data structures for this plugin, identifying clean plugins. The ``itm``, ``udr`` and ``nav`` fields are unused in this context, as they're assumed to be zero.
 
 Equality
 --------
diff --git a/src/api/metadata/yaml/plugin_metadata.h b/src/api/metadata/yaml/plugin_metadata.h
index 6a0ccdf9..9d98745c 100644
--- a/src/api/metadata/yaml/plugin_metadata.h
+++ b/src/api/metadata/yaml/plugin_metadata.h
@@ -119,24 +119,12 @@ struct convert<loot::PluginMetadata> {
     if (node["tag"])
       rhs.SetTags(node["tag"].as<std::set<loot::Tag>>());
     if (node["dirty"]) {
-      if (rhs.IsRegexPlugin())
-        throw RepresentationException(node.Mark(),
-                                      "bad conversion: 'dirty' key must not be "
-                                      "present in a regex 'plugin metadata' "
-                                      "object");
-      else
-        rhs.SetDirtyInfo(
-            node["dirty"].as<std::set<loot::PluginCleaningData>>());
+      rhs.SetDirtyInfo(
+          node["dirty"].as<std::set<loot::PluginCleaningData>>());
     }
     if (node["clean"]) {
-      if (rhs.IsRegexPlugin())
-        throw RepresentationException(node.Mark(),
-                                      "bad conversion: 'clean' key must not be "
-                                      "present in a regex 'plugin metadata' "
-                                      "object");
-      else
-        rhs.SetCleanInfo(
-            node["clean"].as<std::set<loot::PluginCleaningData>>());
+       rhs.SetCleanInfo(
+          node["clean"].as<std::set<loot::PluginCleaningData>>());
     }
     if (node["url"])
       rhs.SetLocations(node["url"].as<std::set<loot::Location>>());
diff --git a/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h b/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
index 44fb138b..b8530ce3 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
@@ -959,8 +959,12 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
       "    util: 'utility'\n"
       "    udr: 1\n"
       "    nav: 2");
+  PluginMetadata plugin = node.as<PluginMetadata>();
 
-  EXPECT_THROW(node.as<PluginMetadata>(), YAML::RepresentationException);
+  EXPECT_EQ("Blank\\.esp", plugin.GetName());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::set<PluginCleaningData>(
+                {PluginCleaningData(5, "utility", info_, 0, 1, 2)}),
+            plugin.GetDirtyInfo());
 }
 
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
@@ -970,8 +974,12 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
       "clean:\n"
       "  - crc: 0x5\n"
       "    util: 'utility'");
+  PluginMetadata plugin = node.as<PluginMetadata>();
 
-  EXPECT_THROW(node.as<PluginMetadata>(), YAML::RepresentationException);
+  EXPECT_EQ("Blank\\.esp", plugin.GetName());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::set<PluginCleaningData>(
+                {PluginCleaningData(5, "utility")}),
+            plugin.GetCleanInfo());
 }
 
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, decodingFromYamlWithAnInvalidRegexNameShouldThrow) {