diff --git a/lib/supplejack/record.rb b/lib/supplejack/record.rb
index f5e9d5a..5a886bc 100644
--- a/lib/supplejack/record.rb
+++ b/lib/supplejack/record.rb
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ def find(id_or_array, options = {})
           response['records'].map { |attributes| new(attributes) }
         else
           begin
-            # handle malformed id's before requesting anything.
-            id = id_or_array.to_i
-            raise(Supplejack::MalformedRequest, "'#{id_or_array}' is not a valid record id") if id <= 0
-
             # Do not send any parameters in the :search key when the user didn't specify any options
             # And also always send the :fields parameter
             #
@@ -150,7 +146,7 @@ def find(id_or_array, options = {})
             options[:fields] = options[:search].delete(:fields)
             options.delete(:search) unless any_options
 
-            response = get("/records/#{id}", options)
+            response = get("/records/#{id_or_array}", options)
             new(response['record'])
           rescue RestClient::ResourceNotFound
             raise Supplejack::RecordNotFound, "Record with ID #{id_or_array} was not found"
diff --git a/spec/supplejack/record_spec.rb b/spec/supplejack/record_spec.rb
index 3aa2896..7748187 100644
--- a/spec/supplejack/record_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/supplejack/record_spec.rb
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@ module Supplejack
           expect { SupplejackRecord.find(1) }.to raise_error(Supplejack::RecordNotFound)
         end
 
-        it 'raises a Supplejack::MalformedRequest' do
-          expect { SupplejackRecord.find('replace_this') }.to raise_error(Supplejack::MalformedRequest)
-        end
-
         it 'requests the record from the API' do
           allow(SupplejackRecord).to receive(:get).with('/records/1', { fields: 'default' }).and_return({ 'record' => {} })