diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/AbstractTreeWidget.py b/cuegui/cuegui/AbstractTreeWidget.py
index a879ffefa..0f4e9500a 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/AbstractTreeWidget.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/AbstractTreeWidget.py
@@ -346,10 +346,7 @@ def _removeItem(self, item):
         self.takeTopLevelItem(self.indexOfTopLevelItem(item))
         objectClass = item.rpcObject.__class__.__name__
         objectId = item.rpcObject.id()
-
-        # Check if object ID exists before delete it
-        if objectId in self._items:
-            del self._items['{}.{}'.format(objectClass, objectId)]
+        del self._items['{}.{}'.format(objectClass, objectId)]
 
     def removeAllItems(self):
         """Removes all items from the tree."""