2 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/awt/applet/JOGLNewtApplet1Run.java b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/awt/applet/JOGLNewtApplet1Run.java
index 45db95520..72b3e43f3 100644
--- a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/awt/applet/JOGLNewtApplet1Run.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/awt/applet/JOGLNewtApplet1Run.java
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ public class JOGLNewtApplet1Run extends Applet {
         if(DEBUG) {
             System.err.println("JOGLNewtApplet1Run.init() START - "+currentThreadName());
         }
-        if(!(this instanceof Container)) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("This Applet is not a AWT Container");
-        }
         final Container container = this;
 
         String glEventListenerClazzName=null;
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/event/awt/AWTWindowAdapter.java b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/event/awt/AWTWindowAdapter.java
index 65d927157..a8105403d 100644
--- a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/event/awt/AWTWindowAdapter.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/event/awt/AWTWindowAdapter.java
@@ -94,10 +94,7 @@ public class AWTWindowAdapter
         while( null != comp && !(comp instanceof java.awt.Window) ) {
             comp = comp.getParent();
         }
-        if(comp instanceof java.awt.Window) {
-            return (java.awt.Window) comp;
-        }
-        return null;
+        return (java.awt.Window) comp; // either null or a 'java.awt.Window'
     }
 
     @Override