diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 26511025c2..bf18c303c6 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetReceipts(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (type
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, number uint64) ([][]*types.Log, error) {
-	if number < b.eth.blockchain.HistoryCutoff() {
-		return nil, &prunedHistoryError{}
-	}
 	return rawdb.ReadLogs(b.eth.chainDb, hash, number), nil
 }