diff --git a/dune/fufem/functions/vtkbasisgridfunction.hh b/dune/fufem/functions/vtkbasisgridfunction.hh
index e7ccd23b09c669b5f73ede69d71229744a38ce4b..3336586379f100da34a3b3e63cfafba2f716f2dd 100644
--- a/dune/fufem/functions/vtkbasisgridfunction.hh
+++ b/dune/fufem/functions/vtkbasisgridfunction.hh
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ public:
         coeffs_(v),
         s_( s )
     {
-        if (v.size() !=basis_.size())
-            DUNE_THROW(Dune::IOError, "VTKGridFunction: Coefficient vector is not matching the basis");
+        /* Nothing. */
     }
 
     /** \brief Get the number of components the function has. */