diff --git a/swt/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/PSWTTextTest.java b/swt/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/PSWTTextTest.java
index bb87796..47b5aa2 100644
--- a/swt/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/PSWTTextTest.java
+++ b/swt/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/PSWTTextTest.java
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 	private PSWTText textNode;
 
 	public void setUp() {
-		if (hasHead()) {
-			textNode = new PSWTText();
-		}
+		textNode = new PSWTText();		
 	}
 
 	public void testConstructorRemembersTextValue() {