diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/Indirect/ApplyPaalmanPings.cpp b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/Indirect/ApplyPaalmanPings.cpp
index 98042cadedb7fe81abfab9719f980b2e9a4517bd..042905b2189bc4cceae7a1884844230113b2705b 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/Indirect/ApplyPaalmanPings.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/Indirect/ApplyPaalmanPings.cpp
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ bool ApplyPaalmanPings::validate() {
 
   MatrixWorkspace_sptr sampleWs;
 
-  uiv.addErrorMessage("Must use either container subtraction or corrections");
-
   if (m_uiForm.dsCorrections->getCurrentDataName().compare("") == 0) {
     uiv.addErrorMessage(
         "Use Correction must contain a corrections file or workspace.");