diff --git a/src/elexsolver/TransitionMatrixSolver.py b/src/elexsolver/TransitionMatrixSolver.py
index 03da3e2..95e3125 100644
--- a/src/elexsolver/TransitionMatrixSolver.py
+++ b/src/elexsolver/TransitionMatrixSolver.py
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ def __solve(self, A: np.ndarray, B: np.ndarray, weights: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarr
         return transition_matrix.value
 
     def fit(self, X: np.ndarray, Y: np.ndarray, sample_weight: np.ndarray | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
-        self._check_data_type(X)
-        self._check_data_type(Y)
         self._check_any_element_nan_or_inf(X)
         self._check_any_element_nan_or_inf(Y)
         self._check_for_zero_units(X)
@@ -86,9 +84,6 @@ def fit(self, X: np.ndarray, Y: np.ndarray, sample_weight: np.ndarray | None = N
         if X.shape[0] != Y.shape[0]:
             raise ValueError(f"Number of units in X ({X.shape[0]}) != number of units in Y ({Y.shape[0]}).")
 
-        X = self._rescale(X)
-        Y = self._rescale(Y)
-
         weights = self._check_and_prepare_weights(X, Y, sample_weight)
 
         self.coefficients = self.__solve(X, Y, weights)
diff --git a/src/elexsolver/TransitionSolver.py b/src/elexsolver/TransitionSolver.py
index bb70949..77e2616 100644
--- a/src/elexsolver/TransitionSolver.py
+++ b/src/elexsolver/TransitionSolver.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-import warnings
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -59,14 +58,6 @@ def predict(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
             raise RuntimeError("Solver must be fit before prediction can be performed.")
         return X @ self.coefficients
 
-    def _check_data_type(self, A: np.ndarray):
-        """
-        Make sure we're starting with count data which we'll standardize to percentages
-        by calling `self._rescale(A)` later.
-        """
-        if not np.all(A.astype("int64") == A):
-            raise ValueError("Matrix must contain integers.")
-
     def _check_for_zero_units(self, A: np.ndarray):
         """
         If we have at least one unit whose columns are all zero, we can't continue.
@@ -74,18 +65,6 @@ def _check_for_zero_units(self, A: np.ndarray):
         if np.any(np.sum(A, axis=1) == 0):
             raise ValueError("Matrix cannot contain any rows (units) where all columns (things) are zero.")
 
-    def _rescale(self, A: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-        """
-        Rescale rows (units) to ensure they sum to 1 (100%).
-        """
-        A = A.copy().astype(float)
-
-        with warnings.catch_warnings():
-            warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=RuntimeWarning, message="invalid value encountered in divide")
-            A = (A.T / A.sum(axis=1)).T
-
-        return np.nan_to_num(A, nan=0, posinf=0, neginf=0)
-
     def _check_and_prepare_weights(self, X: np.ndarray, Y: np.ndarray, weights: np.ndarray | None) -> np.ndarray:
         """
         If `weights` is not None, and `weights` has the same number of rows in both matrices `X` and `Y`,
diff --git a/tests/test_transition_solver.py b/tests/test_transition_solver.py
index 2adaf03..b7bc9aa 100644
--- a/tests/test_transition_solver.py
+++ b/tests/test_transition_solver.py
@@ -68,43 +68,6 @@ def test_check_for_zero_units_bad():
         ts._check_for_zero_units(A)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
 
-@patch.object(TransitionSolver, "__abstractmethods__", set())
-def test_rescale_rescaled_numpy():
-    A = np.ones((2, 2)).astype(int)
-    expected = np.array([[0.5, 0.5], [0.5, 0.5]])
-    ts = TransitionSolver()
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(ts._rescale(A), expected)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-
-
-@patch.object(TransitionSolver, "__abstractmethods__", set())
-def test_rescale_rescaled_pandas():
-    try:
-        import pandas  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-
-        a_df = pandas.DataFrame(np.ones((2, 2)), columns=["A", "B"]).astype(int)
-        expected_df = pandas.DataFrame([[0.5, 0.5], [0.5, 0.5]], columns=["A", "B"])
-        ts = TransitionSolver()
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(expected_df, ts._rescale(a_df))  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-    except ImportError:
-        # pass this test through since pandas isn't a requirement for elex-solver
-        assert True
-
-
-@patch.object(TransitionSolver, "__abstractmethods__", set())
-def test_check_data_type_good():
-    A = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
-    ts = TransitionSolver()
-    ts._check_data_type(A)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-
-
-@patch.object(TransitionSolver, "__abstractmethods__", set())
-def test_check_data_type_bad():
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        A = np.array([[0.1, 0.2, 0.3]])
-        ts = TransitionSolver()
-        ts._check_data_type(A)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-
-
 @patch.object(TransitionSolver, "__abstractmethods__", set())
 def test_check_and_prepare_weights_bad():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):