diff --git a/gtk/gtkcomboboxentry.c b/gtk/gtkcomboboxentry.c
index 93ae5ae..b2105fd 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcomboboxentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcomboboxentry.c
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ gtk_combo_box_entry_set_text_column (GtkComboBoxEntry *entry_box,
 {
   g_return_if_fail (text_column >= 0);
   g_return_if_fail (text_column < gtk_tree_model_get_n_columns (gtk_combo_box_get_model (GTK_COMBO_BOX (entry_box))));
-  g_return_if_fail (entry_box->priv->text_column == -1);
 
   entry_box->priv->text_column = text_column;
 
