diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js
index fdb4dd4af..249fdc952 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ const BbPromise = require('bluebird');
 
 module.exports = {
   validate() {
-    if (!this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate) {
-      throw new this.serverless.classes
-        .Error('This plugin needs access to the compiled CloudFormation template');
-    }
-
     // validate that path and method exists for each http event in service
     _.forEach(this.serverless.service.functions, (functionObject, functionName) => {
       functionObject.events.forEach(event => {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/validate.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/validate.js
index 439e7507a..179b590cf 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/validate.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/validate.js
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ describe('#validate()', () => {
     };
   });
 
-  it('should throw an error if the compiled CloudFormation template is not available', () => {
-    awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate = false;
-
-    expect(() => awsCompileApigEvents.validate()).to.throw(Error);
-  });
-
   it('should validate the http events "path" property', () => {
     awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.functions = {
       first: {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/index.js
index 27e8d60dd..dbf77be59 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/index.js
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ class AwsCompileS3Events {
   }
 
   compileS3Events() {
-    if (!this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate) {
-      throw new this.serverless.classes
-        .Error('This plugin needs access to the compiled CloudFormation template');
-    }
-
     this.serverless.service.getAllFunctions().forEach((functionName) => {
       const functionObj = this.serverless.service.getFunction(functionName);
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/tests/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/tests/index.js
index 7de57d26e..f7afee965 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/tests/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/s3/tests/index.js
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ describe('AwsCompileS3Events', () => {
   });
 
   describe('#compileS3Events()', () => {
-    it('should throw an error if the compiled CloudFormation template is not available', () => {
-      awsCompileS3Events.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate = false;
-      expect(() => awsCompileS3Events.compileS3Events()).to.throw(Error);
-    });
-
     it('should throw an error if s3 event type is not a string or an object', () => {
       awsCompileS3Events.serverless.service.functions = {
         first: {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js
index e75902822..2766a924d 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ class AwsCompileScheduledEvents {
   }
 
   compileScheduledEvents() {
-    if (!this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate) {
-      throw new this.serverless.classes
-        .Error('This plugin needs access to the compiled CloudFormation template');
-    }
-
     this.serverless.service.getAllFunctions().forEach((functionName) => {
       const functionObj = this.serverless.service.getFunction(functionName);
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/tests/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/tests/index.js
index 933b64570..ffca20b0a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/tests/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/tests/index.js
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ describe('AwsCompileScheduledEvents', () => {
   });
 
   describe('#compileScheduledEvents()', () => {
-    it('should throw an error if the compiled CloudFormation template is not available', () => {
-      awsCompileScheduledEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate = false;
-      expect(() => awsCompileScheduledEvents.compileScheduledEvents()).to.throw(Error);
-    });
-
     it('should throw an error if schedule event type is not a string or an object', () => {
       awsCompileScheduledEvents.serverless.service.functions = {
         first: {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/index.js
index 3ad1ce092..2f07934c7 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/index.js
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ class AwsCompileSNSEvents {
   }
 
   compileSNSEvents() {
-    if (!this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate) {
-      throw new this.serverless.classes
-        .Error('This plugin needs access to the compiled CloudFormation template');
-    }
-
     this.serverless.service.getAllFunctions().forEach((functionName) => {
       const functionObj = this.serverless.service.getFunction(functionName);
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/tests/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/tests/index.js
index c95e836df..6f374e5fb 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/tests/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/sns/tests/index.js
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ describe('AwsCompileSNSEvents', () => {
   });
 
   describe('#compileSNSEvents()', () => {
-    it('should throw an error if the compiled CloudFormation template is not available', () => {
-      awsCompileSNSEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate = false;
-      expect(() => awsCompileSNSEvents.compileSNSEvents()).to.throw(Error);
-    });
-
     it('should throw an error if SNS event type is not a string or an object', () => {
       awsCompileSNSEvents.serverless.service.functions = {
         first: {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/index.js
index 1d3816ec5..d767203bc 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/index.js
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
   }
 
   compileFunctions() {
-    if (!this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate) {
-      throw new this.serverless.classes
-        .Error('This plugin needs access to the compiled CloudFormation template');
-    }
-
     // merge in the iamRoleLambdaTemplate
     const iamRoleLambdaTemplate = this.serverless.utils.readFileSync(
       path.join(this.serverless.config.serverlessPath,
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/tests/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/tests/index.js
index 8e95e6253..2af4f213c 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/tests/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/functions/tests/index.js
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ describe('AwsCompileFunctions', () => {
   });
 
   describe('#compileFunctions()', () => {
-    it('should throw an error if the compiled CloudFormation template is not available', () => {
-      awsCompileFunctions.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate = false;
-      expect(() => awsCompileFunctions.compileFunctions()).to.throw(Error);
-    });
-
     it('should merge the IamRoleLambda template into the CloudFormation template', () => {
       const iamRoleLambdaTemplate = awsCompileFunctions.serverless.utils.readFileSync(
         path.join(