diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index 1a0bc8902ac..a863b3c37d6 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -1040,11 +1040,6 @@ function copyFromBuffer(n, list) {
 function endReadable(stream) {
   var state = stream._readableState;
 
-  // If we get here before consuming all the bytes, then that is a
-  // bug in node.  Should never happen.
-  if (state.length > 0)
-    throw new Error('"endReadable()" called on non-empty stream');
-
   if (!state.endEmitted) {
     state.ended = true;
     process.nextTick(endReadableNT, state, stream);