diff --git a/src/ui/ElementStyler.js b/src/ui/ElementStyler.js
index fd88463..dfff5e5 100644
--- a/src/ui/ElementStyler.js
+++ b/src/ui/ElementStyler.js
@@ -452,14 +452,6 @@ module.exports = Class( 'ElementStyler',
     {
         change_event = ( change_event === undefined ) ? true : change_event;
 
-        // just to be sure before we fully remove this
-        if ( change_event !== false )
-        {
-            throw Error(
-                "ElementStyler#setValueByName change_event is being removed"
-            );
-        }
-
         // set value
         switch ( this._getElementType( name ) )
         {