diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/viewsupport/IndexUI.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/viewsupport/IndexUI.java
index 58a9e39e4a3..2190e8193c5 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/viewsupport/IndexUI.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/viewsupport/IndexUI.java
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ public class IndexUI {
 
 	public static ICElementHandle getCElementForName(ICProject preferProject, IIndex index, IASTName declName) 
 			throws CoreException {
-		assert !declName.isReference();
 		IBinding binding= declName.resolveBinding();
 		if (binding != null) {
 			ITranslationUnit tu= getTranslationUnit(preferProject, declName);