diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
index e7af8e756..eea2807ea 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@ func (t *Transaction) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 // encodeHashableFields encodes the fields that are not used for
 // signing the transaction, which are all fields except the scripts.
 func (t *Transaction) encodeHashableFields(bw *io.BinWriter) {
-	if len(t.Script) == 0 {
-		bw.Err = errors.New("transaction has no script")
-		return
-	}
 	bw.WriteB(byte(t.Version))
 	bw.WriteU32LE(t.Nonce)
 	bw.WriteU64LE(uint64(t.SystemFee))
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go
index 1aeca4211..23c274bfc 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestNewTransactionFromBytes(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestEncodingTXWithNoScript(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := testserdes.EncodeBinary(new(Transaction))
-	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err) // Garbage in -> garbage out.
 }
 
 func TestDecodingTXWithNoScript(t *testing.T) {