diff --git a/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/changes/bonsaipoller.py b/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/changes/bonsaipoller.py
index 6ecfe8cec56..ab00905c825 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/changes/bonsaipoller.py
+++ b/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/changes/bonsaipoller.py
@@ -175,12 +175,7 @@ class BonsaiParser:
         return filename
 
     def _getRevision(self):
-        """Returns the revision of the current <f> node"""
-        rev = self.currentFileNode.getAttribute("rev")
-        if rev == "":
-            raise InvalidResultError("A revision was missing from a file")
-
-        return rev
+        return self.currentFileNode.getAttribute("rev")
 
 
 class BonsaiPoller(base.ChangeSource):
@@ -215,7 +210,8 @@ class BonsaiPoller(base.ChangeSource):
         @param  cvsroot:        The cvsroot of the repository. Usually this is
                                 '/cvsroot'
         @type   pollInterval:   int
-        @param  pollInterval:   The time (in seconds) between queries for changes
+        @param  pollInterval:   The time (in seconds) between queries for
+                                changes
         """
 
         self.bonsaiURL = bonsaiURL
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/test/test_bonsaipoller.py b/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/test/test_bonsaipoller.py
index b8ca8115f8c..79cf5298029 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/test/test_bonsaipoller.py
+++ b/mozilla/tools/buildbot/buildbot/test/test_bonsaipoller.py
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ badUnparsedResult = badUnparsedResult.replace("</queryResults>", "")
 invalidDateResult = deepcopy(goodUnparsedResult)
 invalidDateResult = invalidDateResult.replace(str(date1), "foobar")
 
-missingRevisionResult = deepcopy(goodUnparsedResult)
-missingRevisionResult = missingRevisionResult.replace("rev=\""+rev3+"\"", "")
-
 missingFilenameResult = deepcopy(goodUnparsedResult)
 missingFilenameResult = missingFilenameResult.replace(file2, "")
 
@@ -138,13 +135,6 @@ class TestBonsaiPoller(unittest.TestCase):
         except InvalidResultError:
             pass
 
-    def testMissingRevisionResult(self):
-        try:
-            BonsaiParser(StringIO(missingRevisionResult))
-            self.fail(badResultMsgs["missingRevisionResult"])
-        except InvalidResultError:
-            pass
-
     def testMissingFilenameResult(self):
         try:
             BonsaiParser(StringIO(missingFilenameResult))