diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index c5101145b8f..9130f88f38a 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-07-21 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Removed state validation from CDebugElement.
+	* CDebugTarget.java
+
 2004-07-20 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Added new state - "STEPPED".
 	* CDebugElementState.java
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
index 65022553879..82e92db0688 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
@@ -336,14 +336,7 @@ abstract public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject implements ICDebugEle
 		return fState;
 	}
 
-	protected boolean isValidState( CDebugElementState state ) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	protected void setState( CDebugElementState state ) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-		if ( !isValidState( state ) ) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException( state.toString() );
-		}
 		fState = state;
 	}