diff --git a/src/rpc/handlers/Subscribe.cpp b/src/rpc/handlers/Subscribe.cpp
index 7bbe15d0f..af8f8deed 100644
--- a/src/rpc/handlers/Subscribe.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/handlers/Subscribe.cpp
@@ -294,12 +294,6 @@ doSubscribe(Context const& context)
 {
     auto request = context.params;
 
-    if (!request.contains(JS(streams)) && !request.contains(JS(accounts)) &&
-        !request.contains(JS(accounts_proposed)) &&
-        !request.contains(JS(books)))
-        return Status{
-            Error::rpcINVALID_PARAMS, "does not contain valid subscription"};
-
     if (request.contains(JS(streams)))
     {
         if (!request.at(JS(streams)).is_array())
@@ -379,12 +373,6 @@ doUnsubscribe(Context const& context)
 {
     auto request = context.params;
 
-    if (!request.contains(JS(streams)) && !request.contains(JS(accounts)) &&
-        !request.contains(JS(accounts_proposed)) &&
-        !request.contains(JS(books)))
-        return Status{
-            Error::rpcINVALID_PARAMS, "does not contain valid subscription"};
-
     if (request.contains(JS(streams)))
     {
         if (!request.at(JS(streams)).is_array())