diff --git a/src/FluentValidation.Tests/ExclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs b/src/FluentValidation.Tests/ExclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs
index 75fd95d..a4ebfa4 100644
--- a/src/FluentValidation.Tests/ExclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/src/FluentValidation.Tests/ExclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ public class ExclusiveBetweenValidatorTests {
 		Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => RangeValidatorFactory.CreateExclusiveBetween<Person, string>("ccc", "aaa"));
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
-	public void When_the_to_is_smaller_than_the_from_then_the_validator_should_throw_for_chars() {
-		// char.CompareTo returns the difference ('a' vs 'c' is -2), not just -1.
-		Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => RangeValidatorFactory.CreateExclusiveBetween<Person, char>('c', 'a'));
-	}
-
 	[Fact]
 	public void When_the_validator_fails_the_error_message_should_be_set_for_strings() {
 		var validator = new TestValidator(v => v.RuleFor(x => x.Surname).ExclusiveBetween("bbb", "zzz"));
diff --git a/src/FluentValidation.Tests/InclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs b/src/FluentValidation.Tests/InclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs
index c10a982..8341b18 100644
--- a/src/FluentValidation.Tests/InclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/src/FluentValidation.Tests/InclusiveBetweenValidatorTests.cs
@@ -122,12 +122,6 @@ public class InclusiveBetweenValidatorTests {
 		Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => RangeValidatorFactory.CreateInclusiveBetween<Person, string>("ccc", "aaa"));
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
-	public void When_the_to_is_smaller_than_the_from_then_the_validator_should_throw_for_chars() {
-		// char.CompareTo returns the difference ('a' vs 'c' is -2), not just -1.
-		Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => RangeValidatorFactory.CreateInclusiveBetween<Person, char>('c', 'a'));
-	}
-
 	[Fact]
 	public void When_the_validator_fails_the_error_message_should_be_set_for_strings() {
 		var validator = new TestValidator(v => v.RuleFor(x => x.Surname).InclusiveBetween("bbb", "zzz"));
diff --git a/src/FluentValidation/Validators/RangeValidator.cs b/src/FluentValidation/Validators/RangeValidator.cs
index 65b00e4..eafe717 100644
--- a/src/FluentValidation/Validators/RangeValidator.cs
+++ b/src/FluentValidation/Validators/RangeValidator.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ public abstract class RangeValidator<T, TProperty> : PropertyValidator<T, TPrope
 
 		_explicitComparer = comparer;
 
-		// IComparer<T> only guarantees the sign, not the magnitude.
-		if (comparer.Compare(to, from) < 0) {
+		if (comparer.Compare(to, from) == -1) {
 			throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(to), "To should be larger than from.");
 		}
 	}