diff --git a/src/cosmosdb-preview/HISTORY.rst b/src/cosmosdb-preview/HISTORY.rst
index 1a15dc7918e..b2a1bde1168 100644
--- a/src/cosmosdb-preview/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/cosmosdb-preview/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 .. :changelog:
 Release History
 ===============
+1.2.1
+* 'az cosmosdb restore': Remove restore validations which would cause timeouts for large restore
+
++++++++
 1.2.0
 * Add support for Table RBAC role definition and assignment CRUD actions.
 
diff --git a/src/cosmosdb-preview/azext_cosmosdb_preview/custom.py b/src/cosmosdb-preview/azext_cosmosdb_preview/custom.py
index 9d6838ba6a6..0b1df2e6e25 100644
--- a/src/cosmosdb-preview/azext_cosmosdb_preview/custom.py
+++ b/src/cosmosdb-preview/azext_cosmosdb_preview/custom.py
@@ -1107,13 +1107,11 @@ def cli_cosmosdb_restore(cmd,
     if restore_timestamp_datetime_utc > current_dateTime:
         raise CLIError("Restore timestamp {} should be less than current timestamp {}".format(restore_timestamp_datetime_utc, current_dateTime))
 
-    is_source_restorable_account_deleted = False
     for account in restorable_database_accounts_list:
         if account.account_name == account_name:
             if account.deletion_time is not None:
                 if account.deletion_time >= restore_timestamp_datetime_utc >= account.creation_time:
                     target_restorable_account = account
-                    is_source_restorable_account_deleted = True
                     break
             else:
                 if restore_timestamp_datetime_utc >= account.creation_time:
@@ -1123,62 +1121,6 @@ def cli_cosmosdb_restore(cmd,
     if target_restorable_account is None:
         raise CLIError("Cannot find a database account with name {} that is online at {}".format(account_name, restore_timestamp))
 
-    # Validate if source account is empty only for live account restores. For deleted account restores the api will not work
-    if not is_source_restorable_account_deleted:
-        restorable_resources = None
-        api_type = target_restorable_account.api_type.lower()
-        arm_location_normalized = target_restorable_account.location.lower().replace(" ", "")
-        source_location = location
-
-        if source_backup_location is not None:
-            source_location = source_backup_location
-
-        if api_type == "sql":
-            try:
-                restorable_sql_resources_client = cf_restorable_sql_resources(cmd.cli_ctx, [])
-                restorable_resources = restorable_sql_resources_client.list(
-                    arm_location_normalized,
-                    target_restorable_account.name,
-                    source_location,
-                    restore_timestamp_datetime_utc)
-            except ResourceNotFoundError:
-                raise CLIError("Cannot find a database account with name {} that is online at {} in location {}".format(account_name, restore_timestamp, source_location))
-        elif api_type == "mongodb":
-            try:
-                restorable_mongodb_resources_client = cf_restorable_mongodb_resources(cmd.cli_ctx, [])
-                restorable_resources = restorable_mongodb_resources_client.list(
-                    arm_location_normalized,
-                    target_restorable_account.name,
-                    source_location,
-                    restore_timestamp_datetime_utc)
-            except ResourceNotFoundError:
-                raise CLIError("Cannot find a database account with name {} that is online at {} in location {}".format(account_name, restore_timestamp, source_location))
-        elif "sql" in api_type and "gremlin" in api_type:
-            try:
-                restorable_gremlin_resources_client = cf_restorable_gremlin_resources(cmd.cli_ctx, [])
-                restorable_resources = restorable_gremlin_resources_client.list(
-                    arm_location_normalized,
-                    target_restorable_account.name,
-                    source_location,
-                    restore_timestamp_datetime_utc)
-            except ResourceNotFoundError:
-                raise CLIError("Cannot find a database account with name {} that is online at {} in location {}".format(account_name, restore_timestamp, source_location))
-        elif "sql" in api_type and "table" in api_type:
-            try:
-                restorable_table_resources_client = cf_restorable_table_resources(cmd.cli_ctx, [])
-                restorable_resources = restorable_table_resources_client.list(
-                    arm_location_normalized,
-                    target_restorable_account.name,
-                    source_location,
-                    restore_timestamp_datetime_utc)
-            except ResourceNotFoundError:
-                raise CLIError("Cannot find a database account with name {} that is online at {} in location {}".format(account_name, restore_timestamp, source_location))
-        else:
-            raise CLIError("Provided API Type {} is not supported for account {}".format(target_restorable_account.api_type, account_name))
-
-        if restorable_resources is None or not any(restorable_resources):
-            raise CLIError("Database account {} contains no restorable resources in location {} at given restore timestamp {}".format(target_restorable_account, source_location, restore_timestamp_datetime_utc))
-
     # Trigger restore
     locations = []
     locations.append(Location(location_name=location, failover_priority=0))
diff --git a/src/cosmosdb-preview/setup.py b/src/cosmosdb-preview/setup.py
index 59e37c54ff6..0bbdeda51e9 100644
--- a/src/cosmosdb-preview/setup.py
+++ b/src/cosmosdb-preview/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # TODO: Confirm this is the right version number you want and it matches your
 # HISTORY.rst entry.
-VERSION = '1.2.0'
+VERSION = '1.2.1'
 
 # The full list of classifiers is available at
 # https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers