diff --git a/src/msw/evtloop.cpp b/src/msw/evtloop.cpp
index 81276cfaee..5c5be481cf 100644
--- a/src/msw/evtloop.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/evtloop.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ bool wxMSWEventLoopBase::Pending() const
 
 bool wxMSWEventLoopBase::GetNextMessage(WXMSG* msg)
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( IsRunning(), false, _T("can't get messages if not running") );
-
     const BOOL rc = ::GetMessage(msg, NULL, 0, 0);
 
     if ( rc == 0 )