diff --git a/src/actions/public/call.test.ts b/src/actions/public/call.test.ts
index 35c971017e..d11d0708ee 100644
--- a/src/actions/public/call.test.ts
+++ b/src/actions/public/call.test.ts
@@ -586,6 +586,32 @@ describe('errors', () => {
       `)
     })
   })
+
+  test('pass code and factory', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      call(client, {
+        code: wagmiContractConfig.bytecode,
+        factory: wagmiContractConfig.address,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(`
+      [ViemError: Cannot provide both \`code\` & \`factory\`/\`factoryData\` as parameters.
+
+      Version: viem@x.y.z]
+    `)
+  })
+
+  test('pass code and to', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      call(client, {
+        code: wagmiContractConfig.bytecode,
+        to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(`
+      [ViemError: Cannot provide both \`code\` & \`to\` as parameters.
+
+      Version: viem@x.y.z]
+    `)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('batch call', () => {
diff --git a/src/actions/public/call.ts b/src/actions/public/call.ts
index 77151500f7..905037951e 100644
--- a/src/actions/public/call.ts
+++ b/src/actions/public/call.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@ export async function call<TChain extends Chain | undefined>(
   } = args
   const account = account_ ? parseAccount(account_) : undefined
 
+  if (code && (factory || factoryData))
+    throw new BaseError(
+      'Cannot provide both `code` & `factory`/`factoryData` as parameters.',
+    )
+  if (code && to)
+    throw new BaseError('Cannot provide both `code` & `to` as parameters.')
+
   // Check if the call is deployless via bytecode.
   const deploylessCallViaBytecode = code && data_
   // Check if the call is deployless via a factory.