diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java
index 66fa524146..869f5dfabf 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ public class DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator implements WebInvocationPriv
     }
 
     private FilterInvocation createFilterInvocation(String contextPath, String uri, String method) {
-        Assert.hasText(contextPath, "contextPath required");
         Assert.hasText(uri, "URI required");
 
         DummyRequest req = new DummyRequest();