1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/packages/contract-wrappers/src/contract_wrappers/erc20_token_wrapper.ts b/packages/contract-wrappers/src/contract_wrappers/erc20_token_wrapper.ts
index 97043bd19..192eaf0a7 100644
--- a/packages/contract-wrappers/src/contract_wrappers/erc20_token_wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/contract-wrappers/src/contract_wrappers/erc20_token_wrapper.ts
@@ -428,12 +428,6 @@ export class ERC20TokenWrapper extends ContractWrapper {
         if (!_.isUndefined(tokenContract)) {
             return tokenContract;
         }
-        // TODO(albrow): Do we really still need this check? The default error
-        // looks okay to me.
-        const doesContractExist = await this._web3Wrapper.doesContractExistAtAddressAsync(tokenAddress);
-        if (!doesContractExist) {
-            throw new Error(ContractWrappersError.ERC20TokenContractDoesNotExist);
-        }
         const contractInstance = new ERC20TokenContract(
             this.abi,
             normalizedTokenAddress,