diff --git a/src/array.js b/src/array.js
index 2fa48b077a..ea4f3b41cb 100644
--- a/src/array.js
+++ b/src/array.js
@@ -651,17 +651,6 @@ function ArrayUnshift(arg1) {  // length == 1
   if (IS_ARRAY(this) && !is_sealed) {
     SmartMove(this, 0, 0, len, num_arguments);
   } else {
-    if (num_arguments == 0 && ObjectIsFrozen(this)) {
-      // In the zero argument case, values from the prototype come into the
-      // object. This can't be allowed on frozen arrays.
-      for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        if (!this.hasOwnProperty(i) && !IS_UNDEFINED(this[i])) {
-          throw MakeTypeError("array_functions_on_frozen",
-                              ["Array.prototype.shift"]);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     SimpleMove(this, 0, 0, len, num_arguments);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/mjsunit/regress/regress-builtinbust-5.js b/test/mjsunit/regress/regress-builtinbust-5.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..266e4d48bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mjsunit/regress/regress-builtinbust-5.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2014 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+var a = [ 1, 2, 3 ];
+var was_called = false;
+function poison() { was_called = true; }
+a.hasOwnProperty = poison;
+Object.freeze(a);
+
+assertThrows("a.unshift()", TypeError);
+assertEquals(3, a.length);
+assertFalse(was_called);