diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CContentAssistInvocationContext.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CContentAssistInvocationContext.java
index 670f13f41ab..63b6f66bc9a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CContentAssistInvocationContext.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/CContentAssistInvocationContext.java
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ public class CContentAssistInvocationContext extends ContentAssistInvocationCont
 		
 		fCNComputed = true;
 		
-		if (fTU == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
 		int offset = getParseOffset();
 		if (offset < 0) return null;