diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ShallowCopyChecker.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ShallowCopyChecker.java
index e605b797e27..fa5882ff867 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ShallowCopyChecker.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ShallowCopyChecker.java
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ public class ShallowCopyChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
 		if (fOnlyNew) {
 			ast.accept(new OnlyNewVisitor());
 		} else {
-			if (!ast.isHeaderUnit())
-				return;
 			ast.accept(new AllPtrsVisitor());
 		}
 	}