diff --git a/api/revoke.go b/api/revoke.go
index 41969c083..072ff7e04 100644
--- a/api/revoke.go
+++ b/api/revoke.go
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ func (r *RevokeRequest) Validate() (err error) {
 	if r.ReasonCode < ocsp.Unspecified || r.ReasonCode > ocsp.AACompromise {
 		return errs.BadRequest("reasonCode out of bounds")
 	}
-	if !r.Passive {
-		return errs.NotImplemented("non-passive revocation not implemented")
-	}
 
 	return
 }
diff --git a/api/revoke_test.go b/api/revoke_test.go
index 763986b0f..b80e1d373 100644
--- a/api/revoke_test.go
+++ b/api/revoke_test.go
@@ -43,19 +43,18 @@ func TestRevokeRequestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			err: &errs.Error{Err: errors.New("reasonCode out of bounds"), Status: http.StatusBadRequest},
 		},
-		"error/non-passive not implemented": {
+		"ok/passive": {
 			rr: &RevokeRequest{
 				Serial:     "10",
-				ReasonCode: 8,
-				Passive:    false,
+				ReasonCode: 9,
+				Passive:    true,
 			},
-			err: &errs.Error{Err: errors.New("non-passive revocation not implemented"), Status: http.StatusNotImplemented},
 		},
-		"ok": {
+		"ok/active": {
 			rr: &RevokeRequest{
 				Serial:     "10",
 				ReasonCode: 9,
-				Passive:    true,
+				Passive:    false,
 			},
 		},
 	}