diff --git a/eth/filters/api.go b/eth/filters/api.go
index 22dff6c59e..cc08b442e8 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errInvalidTopic      = errors.New("invalid topic(s)")
-	errFilterNotFound    = errors.New("filter not found")
-	errInvalidBlockRange = errors.New("invalid block range params")
+	errInvalidTopic   = errors.New("invalid topic(s)")
+	errFilterNotFound = errors.New("filter not found")
 )
 
 // filter is a helper struct that holds meta information over the filter type
@@ -348,9 +347,6 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*type
 		if crit.ToBlock != nil {
 			end = crit.ToBlock.Int64()
 		}
-		if begin > 0 && end > 0 && begin > end {
-			return nil, errInvalidBlockRange
-		}
 		// Construct the range filter
 		filter = api.sys.NewRangeFilter(begin, end, crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
 	}
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
index a9b5f2e079..35e396c23e 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package filters
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*typ
 	if from >= 0 && to == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return es.subscribeLogs(crit, logs), nil
 	}
-	return nil, errInvalidBlockRange
+	return nil, errors.New("invalid from and to block combination: from > to")
 }
 
 // subscribeMinedPendingLogs creates a subscription that returned mined and
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index 93cbf01830..f7e5327c56 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -429,10 +429,7 @@ func TestInvalidLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestLogFilterUninstall tests invalid getLogs requests
 func TestInvalidGetLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
 	var (
 		db        = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		_, sys    = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
@@ -454,21 +451,6 @@ func TestInvalidGetLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestInvalidGetRangeLogsRequest tests getLogs with invalid block range
-func TestInvalidGetRangeLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	var (
-		db     = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-		_, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
-		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
-	)
-
-	if _, err := api.GetLogs(context.Background(), FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(1)}); err != errInvalidBlockRange {
-		t.Errorf("Expected Logs for invalid range return error, but got: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
 // TestLogFilter tests whether log filters match the correct logs that are posted to the event feed.
 func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()