diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
index 407557013c..0ae55ce637 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
@@ -869,9 +869,6 @@ public class ForgeHooks
 
         ctx.poolCount++;
 
-        if (!ctx.vanilla)
-            throw new JsonParseException("Loot Table \"" + ctx.name.toString() + "\" Missing `name` entry for pool #" + (ctx.poolCount - 1));
-
         return ctx.poolCount == 1 ? "main" : "pool" + (ctx.poolCount - 1);
     }