--- JSON-XS/XS.xs	2008/03/25 23:00:31	1.79
+++ JSON-XS/XS.xs	2008/03/26 01:32:53	1.80
@@ -1830,9 +1830,6 @@
 void incr_skip (JSON *self)
 	CODE:
 {
-        if (!self->incr_pos || !INCR_DONE (self))
-          croak ("incr_text can only be called after an unsuccessful incr_parse call in scalar context");//D
-
         sv_chop (self->incr_text, SvPV_nolen (self->incr_text) + self->incr_pos);
         self->incr_pos  = 0;
         self->incr_nest = 0;