diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/SignInResult.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/SignInResult.cs
index c6cf63ffe8..d558706158 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/SignInResult.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/SignInResult.cs
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
             }
 
-            if (AuthenticationScheme == null)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                    Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(
-                        /* property: */ nameof(AuthenticationScheme),
-                        /* type: */ nameof(SignInResult)));
-            }
-
             var loggerFactory = context.HttpContext.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>();
             var logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<SignInResult>();
 
diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/SignInResultTest.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/SignInResultTest.cs
index 1b3246ccb0..15f895bd5b 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/SignInResultTest.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/SignInResultTest.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
             auth.Verify();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ExecuteResultAsync_InvokesSignInAsyncOnAuthenticationManagerWithDefaultScheme()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal();
+            var httpContext = new Mock<HttpContext>();
+            var auth = new Mock<IAuthenticationService>();
+            auth
+                .Setup(c => c.SignInAsync(httpContext.Object, null, principal, null))
+                .Returns(Task.CompletedTask)
+                .Verifiable();
+            httpContext.Setup(c => c.RequestServices).Returns(CreateServices(auth.Object));
+            var result = new SignInResult(principal);
+            var routeData = new RouteData();
+
+            var actionContext = new ActionContext(
+                httpContext.Object,
+                routeData,
+                new ActionDescriptor());
+
+            // Act
+            await result.ExecuteResultAsync(actionContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            auth.Verify();
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task ExecuteResultAsync_InvokesSignInAsyncOnConfiguredScheme()
         {
@@ -81,4 +108,4 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
                 .BuildServiceProvider();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}