diff --git a/src/FirmwarePlugin/PX4/PX4ParameterMetaData.cc b/src/FirmwarePlugin/PX4/PX4ParameterMetaData.cc
index 6155a2fdd790e59fed8e766c352eaedf73e5c7eb..9dc467ae13f9f63a38c76a70d4dffdc1cfac22f9 100644
--- a/src/FirmwarePlugin/PX4/PX4ParameterMetaData.cc
+++ b/src/FirmwarePlugin/PX4/PX4ParameterMetaData.cc
@@ -213,9 +213,7 @@ void PX4ParameterMetaData::loadParameterFactMetaDataFile(const QString& metaData
                 }
                 
                 // Now that we know type we can create meta data object and add it to the system
-                
                 metaData = new FactMetaData(foundType, this);
-                Q_CHECK_PTR(metaData);
                 if (_mapParameterName2FactMetaData.contains(name)) {
                     // We can't trust the meta data since we have dups
                     qCWarning(PX4ParameterMetaDataLog) << "Duplicate parameter found:" << name;