diff --git a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoice.java b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoice.java
index d47d07f3..66520450 100644
--- a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoice.java
+++ b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoice.java
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ public class SendInvoice extends BotApiMethod<Message> {
         if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(providerToken)) {
             throw new TelegramApiValidationException("ProviderToken parameter can't be empty", this);
         }
-        if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(startParameter)) {
-            throw new TelegramApiValidationException("StartParameter parameter can't be empty", this);
-        }
         if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(currency)) {
             throw new TelegramApiValidationException("Currency parameter can't be empty", this);
         }
diff --git a/telegrambots-meta/src/test/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoiceTest.java b/telegrambots-meta/src/test/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoiceTest.java
index 39e497fd..a5e5b0aa 100644
--- a/telegrambots-meta/src/test/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoiceTest.java
+++ b/telegrambots-meta/src/test/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/send/SendInvoiceTest.java
@@ -67,14 +67,6 @@ public class SendInvoiceTest {
         assertEquals("ProviderToken parameter can't be empty", thrown.getMessage());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void startParameterCantBeEmpty() {
-        SendInvoice sendInvoice = createSendInvoiceObject();
-        sendInvoice.setStartParameter("");
-        Throwable thrown = assertThrows(TelegramApiValidationException.class, sendInvoice::validate);
-        assertEquals("StartParameter parameter can't be empty", thrown.getMessage());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void currencyCantBeEmpty() {
         SendInvoice sendInvoice = createSendInvoiceObject();