diff --git a/freecad/asm3/assembly.py b/freecad/asm3/assembly.py
index 308138c..b1df3c8 100644
--- a/freecad/asm3/assembly.py
+++ b/freecad/asm3/assembly.py
@@ -622,10 +622,6 @@ class AsmElement(AsmBase):
         if not obj:
             return False # broken beyond fix
 
-        subs = Part.splitSubname(subname)
-        if not subs[1]:
-            return False # no mapped element name
-
         if not utils.getElement(linked, subname):
             return True