diff --git a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoObject.m b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoObject.m
index a6c2e16b0..c54c0b76c 100644
--- a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoObject.m
+++ b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoObject.m
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@
         [NSException raise: NSInvalidArgumentException
                      format: @"'_name' must not be an empty string"];
       context = [[WOApplication application] context];
-      if (!context)
-        [self errorWithFormat: @"Error: initializing a SOGoObject (named %@) "
-                               @"without wocontext", _name];
       nameInContainer = [_name copy];
       container = _container;
       if ([self doesRetainContainer])