diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
index bd5556d215c..53bec6a52af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ CMakeConfigItem::Type CMakeConfigItem::typeStringToType(const QByteArray &type)
     if (type == "INTERNAL")
         return CMakeConfigItem::INTERNAL;
 
-    QTC_CHECK(type == "UNINITIALIZED");
     return CMakeConfigItem::UNINITIALIZED;
 }