1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/xpointer.c b/xpointer.c
index c8ebff3c..6a41f079 100644
--- a/xpointer.c
+++ b/xpointer.c
@@ -467,8 +467,6 @@ xmlXPtrNewRangeNodePoint(xmlNodePtr start, xmlXPathObjectPtr end) {
 	return(NULL);
     if (end == NULL)
 	return(NULL);
-    if (start->type != XPATH_POINT)
-	return(NULL);
     if (end->type != XPATH_POINT)
 	return(NULL);