diff --git a/openapi_schema_validator/_keywords.py b/openapi_schema_validator/_keywords.py
index 8396418..6f8e097 100644
--- a/openapi_schema_validator/_keywords.py
+++ b/openapi_schema_validator/_keywords.py
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ def write_readOnly(
     instance: Any,
     schema: Mapping[str, Any],
 ) -> Iterator[ValidationError]:
+    if not ro:
+        return
     yield ValidationError(f"Tried to write read-only property with {instance}")
 
 
@@ -250,6 +252,8 @@ def read_writeOnly(
     instance: Any,
     schema: Mapping[str, Any],
 ) -> Iterator[ValidationError]:
+    if not wo:
+        return
     yield ValidationError(f"Tried to read write-only property with {instance}")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_validators.py b/tests/integration/test_validators.py
index 89e9893..24f721a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_validators.py
@@ -670,6 +670,32 @@ def test_required_write_only(self):
         )
         assert validator.validate({"another_prop": "hello"}) is None
 
+    def test_read_only_false(self):
+        schema = {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {"some_prop": {"type": "string", "readOnly": False}},
+        }
+
+        validator = OAS30WriteValidator(
+            schema,
+            format_checker=oas30_format_checker,
+        )
+        assert validator.validate({"some_prop": "hello"}) is None
+
+    def test_write_only_false(self):
+        schema = {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "some_prop": {"type": "string", "writeOnly": False}
+            },
+        }
+
+        validator = OAS30ReadValidator(
+            schema,
+            format_checker=oas30_format_checker,
+        )
+        assert validator.validate({"some_prop": "hello"}) is None
+
 
 class TestOAS31ValidatorFormatChecker:
     @pytest.fixture