diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.math.js b/src/helpers/helpers.math.js
index fcd6d4db055..9ed8114eab9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.math.js
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.math.js
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ var exports = {
 		var sqrt = Math.sqrt(value);
 		var i;
 
-		if (!Number.isInteger(value) || value <= 0) {
-			throw new Error('_factorize expects a positive integer, but received ' + value);
-		}
-
 		for (i = 1; i < sqrt; i++) {
 			if (value % i === 0) {
 				result.push(i);
diff --git a/test/specs/helpers.math.tests.js b/test/specs/helpers.math.tests.js
index e1699ce2fd8..e67c48ba0ef 100644
--- a/test/specs/helpers.math.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/helpers.math.tests.js
@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ describe('Chart.helpers.math', function() {
 		expect(factorize(24)).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12]);
 		expect(factorize(12)).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4, 6]);
 		expect(factorize(4)).toEqual([1, 2]);
-		expect(function() {
-			factorize(-1);
-		}).toThrow(new Error('_factorize expects a positive integer, but received -1'));
-		expect(function() {
-			factorize(2.76);
-		}).toThrow(new Error('_factorize expects a positive integer, but received 2.76'));
+		expect(factorize(4)).toEqual([1, 2]);
+		expect(factorize(-1)).toEqual([]);
+		expect(factorize(2.76)).toEqual([]);
 	});
 });