diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/XmlRepositoryConfigurationSource.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/XmlRepositoryConfigurationSource.java
index c583a08a84..eba8adf2a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/XmlRepositoryConfigurationSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/XmlRepositoryConfigurationSource.java
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public XmlRepositoryConfigurationSource(Element element, ParserContext context,
 		super(environment, ConfigurationUtils.getRequiredClassLoader(context.getReaderContext()), context.getRegistry());
 
 		Assert.notNull(element, "Element must not be null!");
-		Assert.notNull(context, "Context must not be null!");
 
 		this.element = element;
 		this.context = context;