diff --git a/Source/DynamicScene/KmlDataSource.js b/Source/DynamicScene/KmlDataSource.js
index 7b3a1a857b0d..63a2c074167d 100644
--- a/Source/DynamicScene/KmlDataSource.js
+++ b/Source/DynamicScene/KmlDataSource.js
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ define(['../Core/createGuid',
             if(styleUrl.length > 0){
                 var styleObj = styleCollection.getObject(styleUrl[0].textContent);
                 dynamicObject.merge(styleObj);
-            } else {
-                throw new RuntimeError('Undefined style');
             }
         }
         dynamicObject.position = new ConstantPositionProperty(cartesian3);
diff --git a/Specs/DynamicScene/KmlDataSourceSpec.js b/Specs/DynamicScene/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
index 8c61f5634265..87373f291b36 100644
--- a/Specs/DynamicScene/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/DynamicScene/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@ defineSuite(['DynamicScene/KmlDataSource',
              'DynamicScene/DynamicBillboard',
              'DynamicScene/DynamicPolyline',
              'Core/loadXML',
-             'Core/Event'
+             'Core/Cartographic',
+             'Core/Ellipsoid',
+             'Core/Event',
+             'Core/Math'
             ], function(
                     KmlDataSource,
                     DynamicObjectCollection,
                     DynamicBillboard,
                     DynamicPolyline,
                     loadXML,
-                    Event) {
+                    Cartographic,
+                    Ellipsoid,
+                    Event,
+                    CesiumMath) {
     "use strict";
     /*global jasmine,describe,xdescribe,it,xit,expect,beforeEach,afterEach,beforeAll,afterAll,spyOn,runs,waits,waitsFor*/
 
@@ -25,22 +31,50 @@ defineSuite(['DynamicScene/KmlDataSource',
         expect(dataSource.getIsTimeVarying()).toEqual(true);
     });
 
-    it('handlesPointGeometry', function() {
-        var txt = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"><Document>';
-        txt = txt + '<Style id="randomColorIcon">    <IconStyle>    <color>ffffff00</color>  <scale>2</scale>';
-        txt = txt + '<Icon>  <href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon23.png</href>  </Icon>  </IconStyle>   </Style>';
-        txt = txt + '<Placemark>  <name>IconStyle.kml</name>      <styleUrl>#randomColorIcon</styleUrl>';
-        txt = txt + '<Point>  <coordinates>-9.171441666666666,38.67883055555556,0</coordinates>   </Point>   </Placemark></Document></kml>';
+    it('handles Point Geometry', function() {
+        var position = new Cartographic(CesiumMath.toRadians(1), CesiumMath.toRadians(2), 3);
+        var cartesianPosition = Ellipsoid.WGS84.cartographicToCartesian(position);
+        var pointKml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\
+            <kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">\
+            <Document>\
+            <Placemark>\
+              <Point>\
+                <coordinates>1,2,3</coordinates>\
+              </Point>\
+            </Placemark>\
+            </Document>\
+            </kml>';
+
+        var parser = new DOMParser();
+        var xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(pointKml, "text/xml");
+
         var dataSource = new KmlDataSource();
+        dataSource.load(xmlDoc);
+        expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection().getObjects().length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection().getObjects()[0].position.getValueCartesian()).toEqual(cartesianPosition);
+    });
 
-        var parser=new DOMParser();
-        var xmlDoc=parser.parseFromString(txt,"text/xml");
+    it('handles Point Geometry without altitude', function() {
+        var position = new Cartographic(CesiumMath.toRadians(1), CesiumMath.toRadians(2), 0);
+        var cartesianPosition = Ellipsoid.WGS84.cartographicToCartesian(position);
+        var pointKml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\
+            <kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">\
+            <Document>\
+            <Placemark>\
+              <Point>\
+                <coordinates>1,2</coordinates>\
+              </Point>\
+            </Placemark>\
+            </Document>\
+            </kml>';
 
+        var parser = new DOMParser();
+        var xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(pointKml, "text/xml");
+
+        var dataSource = new KmlDataSource();
         dataSource.load(xmlDoc);
-        expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection()).toBeInstanceOf(DynamicObjectCollection);
         expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection().getObjects().length).toEqual(1);
-        expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection().getObjects()[0].billboard).toBeInstanceOf(DynamicBillboard);
-        expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection().getObjects()[0].position).toBeDefined();
+        expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection().getObjects()[0].position.getValueCartesian()).toEqual(cartesianPosition);
     });
 
     it('handlesLineGeometry', function() {
@@ -53,8 +87,8 @@ defineSuite(['DynamicScene/KmlDataSource',
         txt = txt + '<coordinates>-122.364167,37.824787,50 -122.363917,37.824423,50</coordinates></LineString></Placemark></Document></kml>';
         var dataSource = new KmlDataSource();
 
-        var parser=new DOMParser();
-        var xmlDoc=parser.parseFromString(txt,"text/xml");
+        var parser = new DOMParser();
+        var xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(txt, "text/xml");
 
         dataSource.load(xmlDoc);
         expect(dataSource.getDynamicObjectCollection()).toBeInstanceOf(DynamicObjectCollection);