diff --git a/api/transport/request_test.go b/api/transport/request_test.go
index c3ed459511..bf76c0c723 100644
--- a/api/transport/request_test.go
+++ b/api/transport/request_test.go
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ func TestValidator(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		err := transport.ValidateRequest(tt.req)
 
-		if err == nil && tt.transportType == transport.Oneway {
-			err = request.ValidateOnewayContext(ctx)
-		} else if err == nil { // default to unary
+		if err == nil && tt.transportType == transport.Unary {
 			var cancel func()
 
 			if tt.ttl != 0 {
diff --git a/internal/request/validator.go b/internal/request/validator.go
index ab5f76d8a4..7b77c983a7 100644
--- a/internal/request/validator.go
+++ b/internal/request/validator.go
@@ -35,10 +35,3 @@ func ValidateUnaryContext(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// ValidateOnewayContext validates that a context for a oneway request is
-// valid.
-func ValidateOnewayContext(ctx context.Context) error {
-	// Currently, no extra checks for oneway requests are required
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/request/validator_outbound.go b/internal/request/validator_outbound.go
index 14bb254c6c..e48ca1d100 100644
--- a/internal/request/validator_outbound.go
+++ b/internal/request/validator_outbound.go
@@ -51,9 +51,5 @@ func (o OnewayValidatorOutbound) CallOneway(ctx context.Context, request *transp
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := ValidateOnewayContext(ctx); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return o.OnewayOutbound.CallOneway(ctx, request)
 }
diff --git a/transport/http/handler.go b/transport/http/handler.go
index 3d3517de0d..30f9db2ebb 100644
--- a/transport/http/handler.go
+++ b/transport/http/handler.go
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ func (h handler) callHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, start tim
 		err = transport.DispatchUnaryHandler(ctx, spec.Unary(), start, treq, newResponseWriter(w))
 
 	case transport.Oneway:
-		if err := request.ValidateOnewayContext(ctx); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		err = handleOnewayRequest(span, treq, spec.Oneway())
 
 	default:
diff --git a/transport/x/redis/inbound.go b/transport/x/redis/inbound.go
index f912910b61..8747920a4d 100644
--- a/transport/x/redis/inbound.go
+++ b/transport/x/redis/inbound.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.uber.org/yarpc/api/transport"
 	"go.uber.org/yarpc/internal/errors"
-	"go.uber.org/yarpc/internal/request"
 	"go.uber.org/yarpc/serialize"
 
 	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
@@ -164,9 +163,5 @@ func (i *Inbound) handle() error {
 		return transport.UpdateSpanWithErr(span, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := request.ValidateOnewayContext(ctx); err != nil {
-		return transport.UpdateSpanWithErr(span, err)
-	}
-
 	return transport.DispatchOnewayHandler(ctx, spec.Oneway(), req)
 }