diff --git a/src/openedx_content/applets/publishing/api.py b/src/openedx_content/applets/publishing/api.py
index 52cdc7208..88a715cbf 100644
--- a/src/openedx_content/applets/publishing/api.py
+++ b/src/openedx_content/applets/publishing/api.py
@@ -474,8 +474,6 @@ def publish_from_drafts(
     By default, this will also publish all dependencies (e.g. unpinned children)
     of the Drafts that are passed in.
     """
-    if DraftChangeLogContext.get_active_draft_change_log(learning_package_id) is not None:
-        raise ValidationError("Cannot publish while in bulk_draft_changes_for().")
     if published_at is None:
         published_at = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
 
diff --git a/src/openedx_core/__init__.py b/src/openedx_core/__init__.py
index b37acefd8..ef364eec5 100644
--- a/src/openedx_core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openedx_core/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 """
 
 # The version for the entire repository
-__version__ = "0.48.0"
+__version__ = "0.48.1"
diff --git a/tests/openedx_content/applets/publishing/test_api.py b/tests/openedx_content/applets/publishing/test_api.py
index 9600b1d0a..157c091a7 100644
--- a/tests/openedx_content/applets/publishing/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/openedx_content/applets/publishing/test_api.py
@@ -2533,39 +2533,3 @@ def test_create_version_rejects_cross_package_dependencies(self) -> None:
                 created_by=None,
                 dependencies=[entity_in_lp2.id],
             )
-
-    def test_publish_functions_rejected_inside_bulk_draft_changes_for(self) -> None:
-        """
-        publish_all_drafts() and publish_from_drafts() must not be callable
-        from within a bulk_draft_changes_for() context.
-
-        bulk_draft_changes_for() opens a DraftChangeLog for accumulating draft
-        edits; running a publish inside it mixes draft-change bookkeeping with
-        publish bookkeeping in the same atomic block, which corrupts the
-        ordering of DraftChangeLog vs. PublishLog records and can leave Drafts
-        and Published rows out of sync if the outer context later raises.
-        """
-        entity = publishing_api.create_publishable_entity(
-            self.learning_package_1.id,
-            "entity_for_bulk_publish_check",
-            created=self.now,
-            created_by=None,
-        )
-        publishing_api.create_publishable_entity_version(
-            entity.id,
-            version_num=1,
-            title="Entity v1",
-            created=self.now,
-            created_by=None,
-        )
-
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Cannot publish while in bulk_draft_changes_for()."):
-            with publishing_api.bulk_draft_changes_for(self.learning_package_1.id):
-                publishing_api.publish_all_drafts(self.learning_package_1.id)
-
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Cannot publish while in bulk_draft_changes_for()."):
-            with publishing_api.bulk_draft_changes_for(self.learning_package_1.id):
-                publishing_api.publish_from_drafts(
-                    self.learning_package_1.id,
-                    Draft.objects.filter(entity__learning_package_id=self.learning_package_1.id),
-                )