diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp
index ed60817224..f4602f98c6 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #include <xrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.h>
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
+#include <xrpl/beast/utility/Zero.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/View.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/AccountID.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/Feature.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/SField.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/STLedgerEntry.h>
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ namespace xrpl {
 NotTEC
 CheckCancel::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
 {
+    if (ctx.rules.enabled(fixCleanup3_3_0) && ctx.tx[sfCheckID] == beast::kZero)
+        return temMALFORMED;
+
     return tesSUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp
index 4e810d94cf..a8c989f4df 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
 #include <xrpl/basics/scope.h>
+#include <xrpl/beast/utility/Zero.h>
 #include <xrpl/core/ServiceRegistry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/PaymentSandbox.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ CheckCash::checkExtraFeatures(xrpl::PreflightContext const& ctx)
 NotTEC
 CheckCash::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
 {
+    if (ctx.rules.enabled(fixCleanup3_3_0) && ctx.tx[sfCheckID] == beast::kZero)
+        return temMALFORMED;
+
     // Exactly one of Amount or DeliverMin must be present.
     auto const optAmount = ctx.tx[~sfAmount];
     auto const optDeliverMin = ctx.tx[~sfDeliverMin];
diff --git a/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp
index b19a9f6894..840c06bd84 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp
@@ -1257,6 +1257,13 @@ class Check_test : public beast::unit_test::Suite
             env.close();
         }
 
+        // Can't run pre-amendment behavior due to assertion failure.
+        if (features[fixCleanup3_3_0])
+        {
+            env(check::cash(bob, uint256{}, usd(20)), Ter(temMALFORMED));
+            env.close();
+        }
+
         // alice creates her checks ahead of time.
         uint256 const chkIdU{getCheckIndex(alice, env.seq(alice))};
         env(check::create(alice, bob, usd(20)));
@@ -1704,6 +1711,13 @@ class Check_test : public beast::unit_test::Suite
         // Non-existent check.
         env(check::cancel(bob, getCheckIndex(alice, env.seq(alice))), Ter(tecNO_ENTRY));
         env.close();
+
+        // Can't run pre-amendment behavior due to assertion failure.
+        if (features[fixCleanup3_3_0])
+        {
+            env(check::cancel(bob, uint256{}), Ter(temMALFORMED));
+            env.close();
+        }
     }
 
     void