diff --git a/src/main/javassist/convert/TransformNewClass.java b/src/main/javassist/convert/TransformNewClass.java
index 83f2a0cc..56738a10 100644
--- a/src/main/javassist/convert/TransformNewClass.java
+++ b/src/main/javassist/convert/TransformNewClass.java
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ public int transform(CtClass clazz, int pos, CodeIterator iterator,
         if (c == NEW) {
             index = iterator.u16bitAt(pos + 1);
             if (cp.getClassInfo(index).equals(classname)) {
-                if (iterator.byteAt(pos + 3) != DUP)
-                    throw new CannotCompileException(
-                                "NEW followed by no DUP was found");
 
                 if (newClassIndex == 0)
                     newClassIndex = cp.addClassInfo(newClassName);