The opening-closing test and circuit breaker fault of circuit breaker without closing resistors in 500 kV transmission lines are analyzed and simulated. The criterion of removing circuit breaker closing resistors is discussed. The relationship between the criterion of removing circuit breaker closing resistors and switching over-voltage magnitude, the HV shunt reactors installed in the two terminals of the line is described. It draws a conclusion that the necessary condition about the criterion of removing circuit breaker closing resistors in 500 kV transmission line should be the scheme of HV shunt reactors of the line.