Transient potential receptor melastatin-2 (TRPM2) is a non-selective cationic, Ca2+ permeable transmembrane pore that is preferentially expressed in cells of the myeloid lineage, and modulates signaling pathways converging onto NF-kB. This is of potential interest for AML therapy, as NF-κB signaling is emerging as a key pathway mediating drug resistance and leukemia initiating cell survival in AML, and inhibition of NF-κB signaling has been shown to be synergistic with chemotherapy. TRPM2 is overexpressed in AML compared to normal bone marrow, with highest levels in the FAB M3-6 subtypes. To determine the effect of loss of Trpm2 in a defined genetic model, we established MLL-AF9 driven AML on a Trpm2−/− genetic background. Trpm2−/− MLL-AF9 leukemias displayed reduced NF-κB phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. In vivo primary and secondary recipients of Trpm2−/− MLL-AF9 leukemias showed increased latency compared to recipients of wild type leukemia cells. However, the difference in latency was small, and lost in tertiary transplants. The effect of loss of Trpm2 in a BCR-ABL/NUP98-HOXA9 fusion model was even smaller. Given reports that loss or inhibition of TRPM2 enhanced killing by DNA damaging agents in neuroblastoma, breast and prostate cancer cell lines, we exposed Trpm2−/− and Trpm2wt primary MLL-AF9 leukemias to doxorubicin, cytarabine and etoposide, but found no difference in IC50. The in vitro response to decitabine was also unaffected. In summary, TRPM2 does not seem to play a major role in myeloid leukemogenesis. In addition, loss of TRPM2 does not augment the cytotoxicity of standard AML chemotherapeutic agents.