diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/openrocket/importt/FlightDataHandler.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/openrocket/importt/FlightDataHandler.java
index 6d90c7050..99d819327 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/openrocket/importt/FlightDataHandler.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/openrocket/importt/FlightDataHandler.java
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ class FlightDataHandler extends AbstractElementHandler {
 	public void endHandler(String element, HashMap<String, String> attributes,
 			String content, WarningSet warnings) {
 
-		// If no <databranch> tag in XML, then there is no sim data
-		if (dataHandler == null) {
-			data = null;
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if (branches.size() > 0) {
 			data = new FlightData(branches.toArray(new FlightDataBranch[0]));
 		} else {
@@ -158,4 +152,4 @@ class FlightDataHandler extends AbstractElementHandler {
 	}
 	
 	
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}