diff --git a/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp b/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp
index 3e9d121a..3dfe8b50 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp
@@ -55,19 +55,7 @@ void ActionHelper::setQueueToUse(MessageQueueIF* queue) {
 
 void ActionHelper::prepareExecution(MessageQueueId_t commandedBy,
         ActionId_t actionId, store_address_t dataAddress) {
-    if(ipcStore == nullptr) {
-#if FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1
-#if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
-        sif::warning << "ActionHelper::prepareExecution: IPC Store not set. Call initialize first"
-                << std::endl;
-#else
-        sif::printWarning("ActionHelper::prepareExecution: "
-                "IPC Store not set. Call initialize first\n");
-#endif
-#endif /* FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1 */
-        return;
-    }
-    const uint8_t* dataPtr = nullptr;
+    const uint8_t* dataPtr = NULL;
     size_t size = 0;
     ReturnValue_t result = ipcStore->getData(dataAddress, &dataPtr, &size);
     if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {