diff --git a/src/common/schemas/objects/settings-plus-memos.json b/src/common/schemas/objects/settings-plus-memos.json
index c3553a1d..032d478c 100644
--- a/src/common/schemas/objects/settings-plus-memos.json
+++ b/src/common/schemas/objects/settings-plus-memos.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
           "maxItems": 8
         }
       },
-      "required": ["threshold", "weights"],
+      "required": ["threshold"],
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
     "transferRate": {
diff --git a/src/transaction/settings.ts b/src/transaction/settings.ts
index f49d7fae..9e17da86 100644
--- a/src/transaction/settings.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/settings.ts
@@ -89,12 +89,17 @@ function createSettingsTransactionWithoutMemos(
   }
 
   if (settings.signers !== undefined) {
-    return {
+    const setSignerList = {
       TransactionType: 'SignerListSet',
       Account: account,
-      SignerQuorum: settings.signers.threshold,
-      SignerEntries: settings.signers.weights.map(formatSignerEntry)
+      SignerEntries: [],
+      SignerQuorum: settings.signers.threshold
+    };
+
+    if (settings.signers.weights !== undefined) {
+        setSignerList.SignerEntries = settings.signers.weights.map(formatSignerEntry);
     }
+    return setSignerList;
   }
 
   const txJSON: SettingsTransaction = {
diff --git a/src/transaction/utils.ts b/src/transaction/utils.ts
index 19bc21b0..242dea88 100644
--- a/src/transaction/utils.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/utils.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ function prepareTransaction(txJSON: TransactionJSON, api: RippleAPI,
       '" exists in instance when not allowed'))
   }
 
+  // To remove the signer list, SignerEntries field should be omitted.
+  if (txJSON['SignerQuorum'] === 0) {
+    delete txJSON.SignerEntries;
+  }
+
   const account = txJSON.Account
   setCanonicalFlag(txJSON)
 
diff --git a/test/api-test.js b/test/api-test.js
index 15e55039..b59f8fe3 100644
--- a/test/api-test.js
+++ b/test/api-test.js
@@ -1767,19 +1767,15 @@ describe('RippleAPI', function () {
     };
   });
 
-  it('prepareSettings - signers no weights', function (done) {
+  it('prepareSettings - signers no weights', function () {
     const settings = requests.prepareSettings.signers.noWeights;
-    try {
-      this.api.prepareSettings(address, settings, instructionsWithMaxLedgerVersionOffset).then(prepared => {
-        done(new Error('Expected method to reject. Prepared transaction: ' + JSON.stringify(prepared)));
-      }).catch(err => {
-        assert.strictEqual(err.name, 'ValidationError');
-        assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'instance.settings.signers requires property "weights"');
-        done();
-      }).catch(done); // Finish test with assertion failure immediately instead of waiting for timeout.
-    } catch (err) {
-      done(new Error('Expected method to reject, but method threw. Thrown: ' + err));
-    };
+    const localInstructions = _.defaults({
+      signersCount: 1
+    }, instructionsWithMaxLedgerVersionOffset);
+    return this.api.prepareSettings(
+      address, settings, localInstructions).then(
+        _.partial(checkResult, responses.prepareSettings.noWeights,
+          'prepare'));
   });
 
   it('prepareSettings - fee for multisign', function () {
@@ -1792,6 +1788,17 @@ describe('RippleAPI', function () {
           'prepare'));
   });
 
+  it('prepareSettings - no signer list', function () {
+    const settings = requests.prepareSettings.noSignerEntries;
+    const localInstructions = _.defaults({
+      signersCount: 1
+    }, instructionsWithMaxLedgerVersionOffset);
+    return this.api.prepareSettings(
+      address, settings, localInstructions).then(
+        _.partial(checkResult, responses.prepareSettings.noSignerList,
+          'prepare'));
+  });
+
   it('prepareSettings - invalid', function (done) {
     // domain must be a string
     const settings = Object.assign({},
diff --git a/test/fixtures/requests/index.js b/test/fixtures/requests/index.js
index 91aa3ac1..fae44fbd 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/requests/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/requests/index.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   prepareSettings: {
     domain: require('./prepare-settings'),
+    noSignerEntries: require('./prepare-settings-no-signer-entries'),
     signers: {
       normal: require('./prepare-settings-signers'),
       noThreshold: require('./prepare-settings-signers-no-threshold'),
diff --git a/test/fixtures/requests/prepare-settings-no-signer-entries.json b/test/fixtures/requests/prepare-settings-no-signer-entries.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8a16acb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/requests/prepare-settings-no-signer-entries.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "signers": {
+    "threshold": 0
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/responses/index.js b/test/fixtures/responses/index.js
index f75f634f..0a7ebc8b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/responses/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/responses/index.js
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ module.exports = {
     noInstructions: require('./prepare-settings-no-instructions.json'),
     signed: require('./prepare-settings-signed.json'),
     noMaxLedgerVersion: require('./prepare-settings-no-maxledgerversion.json'),
-    signers: require('./prepare-settings-signers.json')
+    signers: require('./prepare-settings-signers.json'),
+    noSignerList: require('./prepare-settings-no-signer-list.json'),
+    noWeights: require('./prepare-settings-no-weight.json')
   },
   prepareCheckCreate: {
     normal: require('./prepare-check-create'),
diff --git a/test/fixtures/responses/prepare-settings-no-signer-list.json b/test/fixtures/responses/prepare-settings-no-signer-list.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2d2963c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/responses/prepare-settings-no-signer-list.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "txJSON": "{\"TransactionType\":\"SignerListSet\",\"Account\":\"r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59\",\"SignerQuorum\":0,\"Flags\":2147483648,\"LastLedgerSequence\":8820051,\"Fee\":\"24\",\"Sequence\":23}",
+  "instructions": {
+    "fee": "0.000024",
+    "sequence": 23,
+    "maxLedgerVersion": 8820051
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/responses/prepare-settings-no-weight.json b/test/fixtures/responses/prepare-settings-no-weight.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56a065e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/responses/prepare-settings-no-weight.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "txJSON": "{\"TransactionType\":\"SignerListSet\",\"Account\":\"r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59\",\"SignerQuorum\":2,\"SignerEntries\":[],\"Flags\":2147483648,\"LastLedgerSequence\":8820051,\"Fee\":\"24\",\"Sequence\":23}",
+  "instructions": {
+    "fee": "0.000024",
+    "sequence": 23,
+    "maxLedgerVersion": 8820051
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file