diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
index 19150c849e..a471baa680 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ Json::Value RPCHandler::doRpcCommand(const std::string& strMethod, Json::Value&
 
 	Json::Value	jvRequest	= jvParams[0u];
 
-	if (!jvRequest.isObject() || !jvRequest.isMember("command"))
+	if (!jvRequest.isObject())
 		return rpcError(rpcINVALID_PARAMS);
 
 	// Provide the JSON-RPC method as the field "command" in the request.