diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4986f38a..f04d6170 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ vNext Release notes (TBD)
 * None
 
 ### Enhancements
+* Accessing `Realm.Sync` when sync is not enabled will no longer throw, but return `undefined`.
 * Better error messages when creating objects.
 * Added bundled TypeScript declarations of the Realm API.
 
diff --git a/lib/extensions.js b/lib/extensions.js
index 76d1918f..c8f3d339 100644
--- a/lib/extensions.js
+++ b/lib/extensions.js
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ module.exports = function(realmConstructor) {
 
         setConstructorOnPrototype(realmConstructor.Sync.User);
         setConstructorOnPrototype(realmConstructor.Sync.Session);
-    } else {
-        Object.defineProperty(realmConstructor, 'Sync', {
-            get: function () {
-                throw new Error("Realm.Sync is not available. Note that the developer edition of the Node.JS SDK for Realm does not include sync on Linux.");
-            }
-        })
     }
 
     // TODO: Remove this now useless object.
diff --git a/tests/js/encryption-tests.js b/tests/js/encryption-tests.js
index 27356ed3..f5d3974b 100644
--- a/tests/js/encryption-tests.js
+++ b/tests/js/encryption-tests.js
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 };
 
-try {
-    Realm.Sync; // this will throw is sync is disabled
+if (Realm.Sync) {
     module.exports.testEncryptionWithSync = function() {
         new Realm({
             encryptionKey: new Int8Array(64),
@@ -82,4 +81,4 @@ try {
             }
         });
     };
-} catch(e) { }
+}
diff --git a/tests/js/index.js b/tests/js/index.js
index 5b6580f8..4c954735 100644
--- a/tests/js/index.js
+++ b/tests/js/index.js
@@ -34,14 +34,8 @@ if (!(typeof process === 'object' && process.platform === 'win32')) {
     TESTS.EncryptionTests = require('./encryption-tests');
 }
 
-// If sync is enabled, run the user tests
-let hasSync = false;
-try {
-    Realm.Sync; // This will throw if Sync is disabled.
-    hasSync = true;
-} catch (e) { }
-
-if (hasSync) {
+// If sync is enabled, run the sync tests
+if (Realm.Sync) {
     TESTS.UserTests = require('./user-tests');
     TESTS.SessionTests = require('./session-tests');
 }