diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
index b9dfd6e841..30bf73f0a0 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@
     required_properties = [
       :command,
       :subscriptions,
-      :handlers,
     ]
     required_properties.each do |property|
       if self[:ensure] == :present && self[property].nil?
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/sensu_check_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/sensu_check_spec.rb
index 62cecf90d2..da80101608 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/sensu_check_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/sensu_check_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       sensu_check { 'test':
         command       => 'check-http.rb',
         subscriptions => ['demo'],
-        handlers      => ['email'],
         interval      => 60,
       }
       EOS
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@
       sensu_check { 'test':
         command             => 'check-http.rb',
         subscriptions       => ['demo'],
-        handlers            => ['email'],
         interval            => 60,
         extended_attributes => { 'foo' => 'bar' }
       }
diff --git a/spec/unit/sensu_check_spec.rb b/spec/unit/sensu_check_spec.rb
index ea6df9e5b0..c82f57b638 100644
--- a/spec/unit/sensu_check_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/sensu_check_spec.rb
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@
   [
     :command,
     :subscriptions,
-    :handlers
   ].each do |property|
     it "should require property when ensure => present" do
       config.delete(property)