diff --git a/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.sol b/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.sol
index 7890a9ee1..05933675b 100644
--- a/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.sol
+++ b/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.sol
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ contract ERC721BasicToken is SupportsInterfaceWithLookup, ERC721Basic {
     require(ownerOf(_tokenId) == _owner);
     if (tokenApprovals[_tokenId] != address(0)) {
       tokenApprovals[_tokenId] = address(0);
-      emit Approval(_owner, address(0), _tokenId);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.behaviour.js b/test/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.behaviour.js
index d66ec172f..40ae388aa 100644
--- a/test/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.behaviour.js
+++ b/test/token/ERC721/ERC721BasicToken.behaviour.js
@@ -115,17 +115,12 @@ export default function shouldBehaveLikeERC721BasicToken (accounts) {
         });
 
         if (approved) {
-          it('emits an approval and transfer events', async function () {
-            logs.length.should.be.equal(2);
-            logs[0].event.should.be.eq('Approval');
-            logs[0].args._owner.should.be.equal(owner);
-            logs[0].args._approved.should.be.equal(ZERO_ADDRESS);
+          it('emit only a transfer event', async function () {
+            logs.length.should.be.equal(1);
+            logs[0].event.should.be.eq('Transfer');
+            logs[0].args._from.should.be.equal(owner);
+            logs[0].args._to.should.be.equal(this.to);
             logs[0].args._tokenId.should.be.bignumber.equal(tokenId);
-
-            logs[1].event.should.be.eq('Transfer');
-            logs[1].args._from.should.be.equal(owner);
-            logs[1].args._to.should.be.equal(this.to);
-            logs[1].args._tokenId.should.be.bignumber.equal(tokenId);
           });
         } else {
           it('emits only a transfer event', async function () {
@@ -201,17 +196,12 @@ export default function shouldBehaveLikeERC721BasicToken (accounts) {
             approvedAccount.should.be.equal(ZERO_ADDRESS);
           });
 
-          it('emits an approval and transfer events', async function () {
-            logs.length.should.be.equal(2);
-            logs[0].event.should.be.eq('Approval');
-            logs[0].args._owner.should.be.equal(owner);
-            logs[0].args._approved.should.be.equal(ZERO_ADDRESS);
+          it('emits only a transfer event', async function () {
+            logs.length.should.be.equal(1);
+            logs[0].event.should.be.eq('Transfer');
+            logs[0].args._from.should.be.equal(owner);
+            logs[0].args._to.should.be.equal(owner);
             logs[0].args._tokenId.should.be.bignumber.equal(tokenId);
-
-            logs[1].event.should.be.eq('Transfer');
-            logs[1].args._from.should.be.equal(owner);
-            logs[1].args._to.should.be.equal(owner);
-            logs[1].args._tokenId.should.be.bignumber.equal(tokenId);
           });
 
           it('keeps the owner balance', async function () {
@@ -287,8 +277,8 @@ export default function shouldBehaveLikeERC721BasicToken (accounts) {
 
             it('should call onERC721Received', async function () {
               const result = await transferFun.call(this, owner, this.to, tokenId, { from: owner });
-              result.receipt.logs.length.should.be.equal(3);
-              const [log] = decodeLogs([result.receipt.logs[2]], ERC721Receiver, this.receiver.address);
+              result.receipt.logs.length.should.be.equal(2);
+              const [log] = decodeLogs([result.receipt.logs[1]], ERC721Receiver, this.receiver.address);
               log.event.should.be.eq('Received');
               log.args._address.should.be.equal(owner);
               log.args._tokenId.toNumber().should.be.equal(tokenId);
diff --git a/test/token/ERC721/ERC721MintBurn.behaviour.js b/test/token/ERC721/ERC721MintBurn.behaviour.js
index e0a033d50..b2ab6a988 100644
--- a/test/token/ERC721/ERC721MintBurn.behaviour.js
+++ b/test/token/ERC721/ERC721MintBurn.behaviour.js
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ export default function shouldMintAndBurnERC721Token (accounts) {
           const approvedAccount = await this.token.getApproved(tokenId);
           approvedAccount.should.be.equal(ZERO_ADDRESS);
         });
-
-        it('emits an approval event', async function () {
-          logs.length.should.be.equal(2);
-
-          logs[0].event.should.be.eq('Approval');
-          logs[0].args._owner.should.be.equal(sender);
-          logs[0].args._approved.should.be.equal(ZERO_ADDRESS);
-          logs[0].args._tokenId.should.be.bignumber.equal(tokenId);
-
-          logs[1].event.should.be.eq('Transfer');
-        });
       });
 
       describe('when the given token ID was not tracked by this contract', function () {