diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/codegen/EntitySerializer.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/codegen/EntitySerializer.java
index 3f972a957..50b3efa7b 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/codegen/EntitySerializer.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/codegen/EntitySerializer.java
@@ -385,9 +385,6 @@ public class EntitySerializer implements Serializer{
 
     protected void introSuper(CodeWriter writer, EntityType model) throws IOException {
         EntityType superType = model.getSuperType().getEntityType();
-        if (superType == null){
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Supertype is null for " + model);
-        }
         String superQueryType = typeMappings.getPathType(superType, model, false);
 
         if (!superType.hasEntityFields()){