diff --git a/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionCommandeerTransaction.php b/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionCommandeerTransaction.php
index 4169c3e4dc..561e57c7c4 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionCommandeerTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionCommandeerTransaction.php
@@ -1,95 +1,90 @@
 <?php
 
 final class DifferentialRevisionCommandeerTransaction
   extends DifferentialRevisionActionTransaction {
 
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'differential.revision.commandeer';
   const ACTIONKEY = 'commandeer';
 
   protected function getRevisionActionLabel() {
     return pht('Commandeer Revision');
   }
 
   protected function getRevisionActionDescription(
     DifferentialRevision $revision) {
     return pht('You will take control of this revision and become its author.');
   }
 
   public function getIcon() {
     return 'fa-flag';
   }
 
   public function getColor() {
     return 'sky';
   }
 
   protected function getRevisionActionOrder() {
     return 700;
   }
 
   public function getActionName() {
     return pht('Commandeered');
   }
 
   public function getCommandKeyword() {
     return 'commandeer';
   }
 
   public function getCommandAliases() {
     return array(
       'claim',
     );
   }
 
   public function getCommandSummary() {
     return pht('Commandeer a revision.');
   }
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
     return $object->getAuthorPHID();
   }
 
   public function generateNewValue($object, $value) {
     $actor = $this->getActor();
     return $actor->getPHID();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
     $object->setAuthorPHID($value);
   }
 
   protected function validateAction($object, PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
     if ($object->isClosed()) {
       throw new Exception(
         pht(
           'You can not commandeer this revision because it has already '.
           'been closed. You can only commandeer open revisions.'));
     }
 
-    if ($object->isDraft()) {
-      throw new Exception(
-        pht('You can not commandeer a draft revision.'));
-    }
-
     if ($this->isViewerRevisionAuthor($object, $viewer)) {
       throw new Exception(
         pht(
           'You can not commandeer this revision because you are already '.
           'the author.'));
     }
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
     return pht(
       '%s commandeered this revision.',
       $this->renderAuthor());
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
     return pht(
       '%s commandeered %s.',
       $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderObject());
   }
 
 }