diff --git a/pkg/core/native/management.go b/pkg/core/native/management.go
index b30266624..eee25bef6 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/management.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/management.go
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func checkScriptAndMethods(script []byte, methods []manifest.Method) error {
 	offsets := bitfield.New(l)
 	for i := range methods {
 		if methods[i].Offset >= l {
-			return errors.New("out of bounds method offset")
+			continue
 		}
 		offsets.Set(methods[i].Offset)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/core/native/native_test/management_test.go b/pkg/core/native/native_test/management_test.go
index e2c690c16..2f212c9d6 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/native_test/management_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/native_test/management_test.go
@@ -135,13 +135,20 @@ func TestManagement_ContractDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 		badManifest := cs1.Manifest
 		badManifest.ABI.Methods = make([]manifest.Method, len(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods))
 		copy(badManifest.ABI.Methods, cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
-		badManifest.ABI.Methods[0].Offset = 100500 // out of bounds
+		badManifest.ABI.Methods[0].Offset = 100500 // out of bounds, but it's OK, this method will not be checked then.
 		manifB, err := json.Marshal(&badManifest)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		managementInvoker.InvokeFail(t, "out of bounds method offset", "deploy", nefBytes, manifB)
-	})
+		tx := c.PrepareInvokeNoSign(t, "deploy", nefBytes, manifB)
+		tx.Signers = []transaction.Signer{{}} // Need dummy signer to deploy.
+		b := c.NewUnsignedBlock(t, tx)
+		ic := c.Chain.GetTestVM(trigger.Application, tx, b)
+		t.Cleanup(ic.Finalize)
 
+		ic.VM.LoadWithFlags(tx.Script, callflag.All)
+		err = ic.VM.Run()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
 	t.Run("bad methods in manifest 2", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var badManifest = cs1.Manifest
 		badManifest.ABI.Methods = make([]manifest.Method, len(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods))