diff --git a/gobject/gobject.c b/gobject/gobject.c
index 436397654..2bf5e6ff7 100644
--- a/gobject/gobject.c
+++ b/gobject/gobject.c
@@ -1616,8 +1616,6 @@ g_object_new (GType	   object_type,
   GObject *object;
   va_list var_args;
   
-  g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type), NULL);
-  
   /* short circuit for calls supplying no properties */
   if (!first_property_name)
     return g_object_new_with_properties (object_type, 0, NULL, NULL);