diff --git a/packages/firestore/e2e/Transaction.e2e.js b/packages/firestore/e2e/Transaction.e2e.js
index cb49d5cb..ba013e76 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/e2e/Transaction.e2e.js
+++ b/packages/firestore/e2e/Transaction.e2e.js
@@ -86,22 +86,6 @@ describe('firestore.Transaction', () => {
       }
     });
 
-    it('should throw if get command is called with no writes', async () => {
-      const docRef = firebase.firestore().doc('v6/foo');
-
-      try {
-        await firebase.firestore().runTransaction(t => {
-          return t.get(docRef);
-        });
-        return Promise.reject(new Error('Did not throw an Error.'));
-      } catch (error) {
-        error.message.should.containEql(
-          'Every document read in a transaction must also be written',
-        );
-        return Promise.resolve();
-      }
-    });
-
     it('should get a document and return a DocumentSnapshot', async () => {
       const docRef = firebase.firestore().doc('v6/transactions/transaction/get-delete');
       await docRef.set({});
diff --git a/packages/firestore/lib/FirestoreTransactionHandler.js b/packages/firestore/lib/FirestoreTransactionHandler.js
index 305337b8..82bead23 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/lib/FirestoreTransactionHandler.js
+++ b/packages/firestore/lib/FirestoreTransactionHandler.js
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ export default class FirestoreTransactionHandler {
     // native emits that the transaction is final
     transaction._pendingResult = pendingResult;
 
-    if (
-      transaction._calledGetCount > 0 &&
-      transaction._calledGetCount !== transaction._commandBuffer.length
-    ) {
-      return meta.reject(
-        new Error(
-          'firebase.firestore().runTransaction() Every document read in a transaction must also be written.',
-        ),
-      );
-    }
-
     // send the buffered update/set/delete commands for native to process
     return this._firestore.native.transactionApplyBuffer(id, transaction._commandBuffer);
   }