diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/ClassRegistry.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/ClassRegistry.php
index b30dff006..8a29d03df 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/ClassRegistry.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/ClassRegistry.php
@@ -181,15 +181,9 @@ class ClassRegistry {
 					} elseif ($plugin && class_exists($plugin . 'AppModel')) {
 						$appModel = $plugin . 'AppModel';
 					}
-					if (!empty($appModel)) {
-						$settings['name'] = $class;
-						$instance = new $appModel($settings);
-					}
 
-					if (!isset($instance)) {
-						trigger_error(__d('cake_dev', '(ClassRegistry::init() could not create instance of %s', $class), E_USER_WARNING);
-						return false;
-					}
+					$settings['name'] = $class;
+					$instance = new $appModel($settings);
 				}
 				$_this->map($alias, $class);
 			}