diff --git a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/MetaUtil.java b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/MetaUtil.java
index 5ff5d6f6937..9d20c195c57 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/MetaUtil.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/MetaUtil.java
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ public class MetaUtil {
 			IPrimitiveType<String> value = (IPrimitiveType<String>) theContext.getElementDefinition("uri").newInstance();
 			value.setValue(theValue);
 			sourceExtension.setValue(value);
-		} else  {
-			throw new UnsupportedOperationException(MetaUtil.class.getSimpleName() + ".setSource() not supported on FHIR Version " + theContext.getVersion().getVersion());
 		}
 	}