diff --git a/src/Buffer.cpp b/src/Buffer.cpp
index 09560ab781..02634402cf 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -1118,13 +1118,6 @@ docstring Buffer::emergencyWrite()
 
 bool Buffer::write(ostream & ofs) const
 {
-	// Do not try to save the buffer if it is for some
-	// reason not fully loaded.
-	if (!d->file_fully_loaded) {
-		LYXERR0("WARNING: file was not fully loaded when trying to save.");
-		LASSERT(d->file_fully_loaded, return false);
-	}
-
 #ifdef HAVE_LOCALE
 	// Use the standard "C" locale for file output.
 	ofs.imbue(locale::classic());