diff --git a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/sensors/databricks.py b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/sensors/databricks.py
index 9497cf8624d35..729d84af78311 100644
--- a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/sensors/databricks.py
+++ b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/sensors/databricks.py
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ def __init__(
         **kwargs,
     ):
         # Handle the scenario where either both statement and statement_id are set/not set
-        if statement and statement_id:
-            raise AirflowException("Cannot provide both statement and statement_id.")
-        if not statement and not statement_id:
-            raise AirflowException("One of either statement or statement_id must be provided.")
-
         if not warehouse_id:
             raise AirflowException("warehouse_id must be provided.")
 
@@ -112,6 +107,10 @@ def _get_hook(self, caller: str) -> DatabricksHook:
         )
 
     def execute(self, context: Context):
+        if self.statement and self.statement_id:
+            raise AirflowException("Cannot provide both statement and statement_id.")
+        if not self.statement and not self.statement_id:
+            raise AirflowException("One of either statement or statement_id must be provided.")
         if not self.statement_id:
             # Otherwise, we'll go ahead and "submit" the statement
             tags = build_query_tags(context, self.query_tags, self.include_airflow_query_tags)
diff --git a/providers/databricks/tests/unit/databricks/sensors/test_databricks.py b/providers/databricks/tests/unit/databricks/sensors/test_databricks.py
index fe04781f65d1d..08517a17f884a 100644
--- a/providers/databricks/tests/unit/databricks/sensors/test_databricks.py
+++ b/providers/databricks/tests/unit/databricks/sensors/test_databricks.py
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ def test_init_statement_id(self):
         assert op.statement_id == STATEMENT_ID
         assert op.warehouse_id == WAREHOUSE_ID
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("kwargs", "match"),
+        [
+            ({"statement": STATEMENT, "statement_id": STATEMENT_ID}, "Cannot provide both"),
+            ({}, "One of either statement or statement_id"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_statement_combination_validated_at_execute(self, kwargs, match):
+        op = DatabricksSQLStatementsSensor(task_id=TASK_ID, warehouse_id=WAREHOUSE_ID, **kwargs)
+        with pytest.raises(AirflowException, match=match):
+            op.execute(None)
+
     @mock.patch("airflow.providers.databricks.sensors.databricks.DatabricksHook")
     def test_exec_success(self, db_mock_class):
         """
diff --git a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
index b78123db0dc66..59535da72df15 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/operators/pod.py
 providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/operators/databricks_repos.py::DatabricksReposCreateOperator
 providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/operators/databricks_repos.py::DatabricksReposDeleteOperator
 providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/operators/databricks_repos.py::DatabricksReposUpdateOperator
-providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/sensors/databricks.py::DatabricksSQLStatementsSensor
 providers/docker/src/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py::DockerOperator
 providers/google/src/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/bigquery.py::BigQueryInsertJobOperator
 providers/google/src/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/cloud_batch.py::CloudBatchSubmitJobOperator