diff --git a/bindings/python/clang/cindex.py b/bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
index e03f7e6c4e345898621f96b1e4182b0b3dcb6e95..517b3c1bac6ed1bda14634da28029d3da1b2dacc 100644
--- a/bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
+++ b/bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
@@ -1166,10 +1166,6 @@ class Cursor(Structure):
     @property
     def spelling(self):
         """Return the spelling of the entity pointed at by the cursor."""
-        if not self.kind.is_declaration():
-            # FIXME: clang_getCursorSpelling should be fixed to not assert on
-            # this, for consistency with clang_getCursorUSR.
-            return None
         if not hasattr(self, '_spelling'):
             self._spelling = conf.lib.clang_getCursorSpelling(self)