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@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@
 
 package org.acegisecurity.providers.rememberme;
 
-import org.acegisecurity.GrantedAuthority;
+import java.io.Serializable;
 
+import org.acegisecurity.GrantedAuthority;
 import org.acegisecurity.providers.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
-import java.io.Serializable;
-
 
 /**
  * Represents a remembered <code>Authentication</code>.<p>A remembered <code>Authentication</code> must provide a
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@
public class RememberMeAuthenticationToken extends AbstractAuthenticationToken i
 
     //~ Constructors ===================================================================================================
 
-/**
+    /**
      * Constructor.
      *
      * @param key to identify if this object made by an authorised client
@@ -51,16 +48,10 @@
public class RememberMeAuthenticationToken extends AbstractAuthenticationToken i
     public RememberMeAuthenticationToken(String key, Object principal, GrantedAuthority[] authorities) {
         super(authorities);
 
-        if ((key == null) || ("".equals(key)) || (principal == null) || "".equals(principal) || (authorities == null)
-            || (authorities.length == 0)) {
+        if ((key == null) || ("".equals(key)) || (principal == null) || "".equals(principal)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot pass null or empty values to constructor");
         }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < authorities.length; i++) {
-            Assert.notNull(authorities[i],
-                "Granted authority element " + i + " is null - GrantedAuthority[] cannot contain any null elements");
-        }
-
         this.keyHash = key.hashCode();
         this.principal = principal;
         setAuthenticated(true);
