diff --git a/lib/core/settle.js b/lib/core/settle.js
index 8db5e23..071d9e3 100644
--- a/lib/core/settle.js
+++ b/lib/core/settle.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ var createError = require('./createError');
  */
 module.exports = function settle(resolve, reject, response) {
   var validateStatus = response.config.validateStatus;
-  // Note: status is not exposed by XDomainRequest
-  if (!response.status || !validateStatus || validateStatus(response.status)) {
+  if (!validateStatus || validateStatus(response.status)) {
     resolve(response);
   } else {
     reject(createError(