diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java
index 33d6efd..15fa2b0 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java
@@ -212,10 +212,7 @@
 		IProject project = aModule.getProject();
 		if (project == null || !project.isAccessible())
 			return false;
-		/* and an edit model factory must be defined for the module type */
-		IEditModelFactory factory = EditModelRegistry.getInstance().findEditModelFactoryByProject(aModule.getProject());
-		if (factory == null)
-			return false;
+		
 		return true;
 	}