1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/tree/DefaultTreeModel.java b/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/tree/DefaultTreeModel.java
index 5cf80986061..818f548a78d 100644
--- a/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/tree/DefaultTreeModel.java
+++ b/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/tree/DefaultTreeModel.java
@@ -148,12 +148,6 @@ public class DefaultTreeModel
    */
   public void setRoot(TreeNode root)
   {
-    // Sanity Check
-    if (root == null)
-      {
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("null root");
-      }
-    // Set new root
     this.root = root;
   }