diff --git a/jnius/jnius_conversion.pxi b/jnius/jnius_conversion.pxi
index 4a06326..1828153 100644
--- a/jnius/jnius_conversion.pxi
+++ b/jnius/jnius_conversion.pxi
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ cdef void populate_args(JNIEnv *j_env, list definition_args, jvalue *j_args, arg
             elif isinstance(py_arg, JavaObject):
                 jo = py_arg
                 j_args[index].l = jo.obj
-                raise JavaException('JavaObject needed for argument '
-                        '{0}'.format(index))
             else:
                 raise JavaException('Invalid python object for this '
                         'argument. Want {0!r}, got {1!r}'.format(