diff --git a/graphql/graphql.go b/graphql/graphql.go
index 93313d743a..50f0c6ca47 100644
--- a/graphql/graphql.go
+++ b/graphql/graphql.go
@@ -1325,9 +1325,6 @@ func (r *Resolver) Blocks(ctx context.Context, args struct {
 	From *Long
 	To   *Long
 }) ([]*Block, error) {
-	if args.From == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("from block number must be specified")
-	}
 	from := rpc.BlockNumber(*args.From)
 
 	var to rpc.BlockNumber
diff --git a/graphql/graphql_test.go b/graphql/graphql_test.go
index 540a56778c..4bbfb7251d 100644
--- a/graphql/graphql_test.go
+++ b/graphql/graphql_test.go
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ func TestGraphQLBlockSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 			want: `{"data":{"block":{"number":"0xa","call":{"data":"0x","status":"0x1"}}}}`,
 			code: 200,
 		},
-		{
-			body: `{"query": "{blocks {number}}"}`,
-			want: `{"errors":[{"message":"from block number must be specified","path":["blocks"]}],"data":null}`,
-			code: 400,
-		},
 	} {
 		resp, err := http.Post(fmt.Sprintf("%s/graphql", stack.HTTPEndpoint()), "application/json", strings.NewReader(tt.body))
 		if err != nil {