diff --git a/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainTransferRequestFlow.java b/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainTransferRequestFlow.java
index 721c9fa17..1d01d1e78 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainTransferRequestFlow.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainTransferRequestFlow.java
@@ -254,8 +254,10 @@ public final class DomainTransferRequestFlow implements TransactionalFlow {
       Optional<DomainTransferRequestSuperuserExtension> superuserExtension)
       throws EppException {
     verifyNoDisallowedStatuses(existingDomain, DISALLOWED_STATUSES);
-    verifyAuthInfoPresentForResourceTransfer(authInfo);
-    verifyAuthInfo(authInfo.get(), existingDomain);
+    if (!isSuperuser) {
+      verifyAuthInfoPresentForResourceTransfer(authInfo);
+      verifyAuthInfo(authInfo.get(), existingDomain);
+    }
     // Verify that the resource does not already have a pending transfer.
     if (TransferStatus.PENDING.equals(existingDomain.getTransferData().getTransferStatus())) {
       throw new AlreadyPendingTransferException(targetId);
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/testdata/domain_transfer_request_superuser_extension.xml b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/testdata/domain_transfer_request_superuser_extension.xml
index 8bb4285a9..3493d18d5 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/testdata/domain_transfer_request_superuser_extension.xml
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/testdata/domain_transfer_request_superuser_extension.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
       <domain:transfer
           xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
         <domain:name>example.tld</domain:name>
-        <domain:authInfo>
-          <domain:pw roid="JD1234-REP">2fooBAR</domain:pw>
-        </domain:authInfo>
       </domain:transfer>
     </transfer>
     <extension>