diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
index 297576d..f3b8dc9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
@@ -2460,10 +2460,6 @@
                                     metadataProvider.isUsingDatabase()));
                 }
             }
-            if (ds.hasMetaPart()) {
-                throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.ILLEGAL_DML_OPERATION, sourceLoc, "truncate",
-                        ds.getDatasetFullyQualifiedName());
-            }
             DatasetType dsType = ds.getDatasetType();
             if (dsType != DatasetType.INTERNAL) {
                 String dsTypeName = dsType.toString().toLowerCase();