diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Commands/ExifCommand.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Commands/ExifCommand.php
index c992647d..2986cae8 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Commands/ExifCommand.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Commands/ExifCommand.php
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ class ExifCommand extends AbstractCommand
             );
         }
 
-        if ( ! $image->basePath()) {
-            throw new \Intervention\Image\Exception\RuntimeException(
-                "Reading Exif data is only possible, if the image is instantiated from a filepath."
-            );
-        }
-
         $key = $this->argument(0)->value();
 
         // try to read exif data from image file
diff --git a/tests/ExifCommandTest.php b/tests/ExifCommandTest.php
index 6c9509fc..dac43fa9 100644
--- a/tests/ExifCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/ExifCommandTest.php
@@ -57,14 +57,4 @@ class ExifCommandTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertTrue($command->hasOutput());
         $this->assertEquals(null, $command->getOutput());
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \Intervention\Image\Exception\RuntimeException
-     */
-    public function testFetchFromNonFileInstance()
-    {
-        $image = new Image;
-        $command = new ExifCommand(array('Artist'));        
-        $command->execute($image);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/GdSystemTest.php b/tests/GdSystemTest.php
index cfd67c79..5fdcd339 100644
--- a/tests/GdSystemTest.php
+++ b/tests/GdSystemTest.php
@@ -1497,15 +1497,6 @@ class GdSystemTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(null, $data);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \Intervention\Image\Exception\RuntimeException
-     */
-    public function testExifReadNonFileInstance()
-    {
-        $img = $this->manager()->canvas(300, 200);
-        $data = $img->exif();
-    }
-
     public function testSaveImage()
     {
         $save_as = 'tests/tmp/foo.jpg';
diff --git a/tests/ImagickSystemTest.php b/tests/ImagickSystemTest.php
index ddd6d73c..89b8f8ee 100644
--- a/tests/ImagickSystemTest.php
+++ b/tests/ImagickSystemTest.php
@@ -1483,15 +1483,6 @@ class ImagickSystemTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(null, $data);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \Intervention\Image\Exception\RuntimeException
-     */
-    public function testExifReadNonFileInstance()
-    {
-        $img = $this->manager()->canvas(300, 200);
-        $data = $img->exif();
-    }
-
     public function testSaveImage()
     {
         $save_as = 'tests/tmp/foo.jpg';