diff --git a/pymongo/asynchronous/srv_resolver.py b/pymongo/asynchronous/srv_resolver.py
index 8b811e5dc2..cedd0749e9 100644
--- a/pymongo/asynchronous/srv_resolver.py
+++ b/pymongo/asynchronous/srv_resolver.py
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ def __init__(
         except Exception:
             raise ConfigurationError(_INVALID_HOST_MSG % (fqdn,)) from None
         self.__slen = len(self.__plist)
-        if self.__slen < 2:
-            raise ConfigurationError(_INVALID_HOST_MSG % (fqdn,))
 
     async def get_options(self) -> Optional[str]:
         from dns import resolver
diff --git a/pymongo/synchronous/srv_resolver.py b/pymongo/synchronous/srv_resolver.py
index 1b36efd1c9..afe5b23a93 100644
--- a/pymongo/synchronous/srv_resolver.py
+++ b/pymongo/synchronous/srv_resolver.py
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ def __init__(
         except Exception:
             raise ConfigurationError(_INVALID_HOST_MSG % (fqdn,)) from None
         self.__slen = len(self.__plist)
-        if self.__slen < 2:
-            raise ConfigurationError(_INVALID_HOST_MSG % (fqdn,))
 
     def get_options(self) -> Optional[str]:
         from dns import resolver
diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_dns.py b/test/asynchronous/test_dns.py
index d0e801e123..7316b4df9a 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_dns.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_dns.py
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ def create_tests(cls):
 
 class TestParsingErrors(AsyncPyMongoTestCase):
     async def test_invalid_host(self):
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigurationError, "Invalid URI host: mongodb is not"):
-            client = self.simple_client("mongodb+srv://mongodb")
-            await client.aconnect()
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigurationError, "Invalid URI host: mongodb.com is not"):
-            client = self.simple_client("mongodb+srv://mongodb.com")
-            await client.aconnect()
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigurationError, "Invalid URI host: an IP address is not"):
             client = self.simple_client("mongodb+srv://127.0.0.1")
             await client.aconnect()
diff --git a/test/test_dns.py b/test/test_dns.py
index 0290eb16d9..c478e481f6 100644
--- a/test/test_dns.py
+++ b/test/test_dns.py
@@ -184,12 +184,6 @@ def create_tests(cls):
 
 class TestParsingErrors(PyMongoTestCase):
     def test_invalid_host(self):
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigurationError, "Invalid URI host: mongodb is not"):
-            client = self.simple_client("mongodb+srv://mongodb")
-            client._connect()
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigurationError, "Invalid URI host: mongodb.com is not"):
-            client = self.simple_client("mongodb+srv://mongodb.com")
-            client._connect()
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigurationError, "Invalid URI host: an IP address is not"):
             client = self.simple_client("mongodb+srv://127.0.0.1")
             client._connect()
diff --git a/test/test_uri_parser.py b/test/test_uri_parser.py
index 0baefa0c3a..d96cad6b6a 100644
--- a/test/test_uri_parser.py
+++ b/test/test_uri_parser.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 sys.path[0:0] = [""]
 
 from test import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from bson.binary import JAVA_LEGACY
 from pymongo import ReadPreference
@@ -553,6 +554,11 @@ def test_port_with_whitespace(self):
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, r"Port contains whitespace character: '\\n'"):
             parse_uri("mongodb://localhost:27\n017")
 
+    def test_allow_srv_hosts_with_fewer_than_three_dot_separated_parts(self):
+        with patch("dns.resolver.resolve"):
+            parse_uri("mongodb+srv://localhost/")
+            parse_uri("mongodb+srv://mongo.local/")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()