diff --git a/framework/src/controller/application.js b/framework/src/controller/application.js
index ca9f64ee98f..354cdb7eea7 100644
--- a/framework/src/controller/application.js
+++ b/framework/src/controller/application.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const {
-	BaseTransaction,
 	TransferTransaction,
 	SecondSignatureTransaction,
 	DelegateTransaction,
@@ -228,11 +227,6 @@ class Application {
 	registerTransaction(Transaction, { matcher } = {}) {
 		assert(Transaction, 'Transaction implementation is required');
 
-		assert(
-			Transaction.prototype instanceof BaseTransaction,
-			'Transaction must extend BaseTransaction.'
-		);
-
 		assert(
 			Number.isInteger(Transaction.TYPE),
 			'Transaction type is required as an integer'