diff --git a/packages/web3-eth/src/index.js b/packages/web3-eth/src/index.js
index 8a5f03b8dc8..d481bde892b 100644
--- a/packages/web3-eth/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/web3-eth/src/index.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ var methods = function () {
         name: 'getTransaction',
         call: 'eth_getTransactionByHash',
         params: 1,
-        inputFormatter: [formatters.inputAddressFormatter],
+        inputFormatter: [null],
         outputFormatter: formatters.outputTransactionFormatter
     });