diff --git a/contracts/token/BurnableToken.sol b/contracts/token/BurnableToken.sol
index 2ff3b1fab..5c3ffa76b 100644
--- a/contracts/token/BurnableToken.sol
+++ b/contracts/token/BurnableToken.sol
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ contract BurnableToken is StandardToken {
      * @param _value The amount of token to be burned.
      */
     function burn(uint256 _value) public {
-        require(_value > 0);
         require(_value <= balances[msg.sender]);
         // no need to require value <= totalSupply, since that would imply the
         // sender's balance is greater than the totalSupply, which *should* be an assertion failure