diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index 1967ba3dad1..9d6aa92ec61 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -725,8 +725,6 @@ def setLoggerClass(klass):
     __init__() should call Logger.__init__()
     """
     if klass != Logger:
-        if type(klass) != types.ClassType:
-            raise TypeError, "setLoggerClass is expecting a class"
         if not issubclass(klass, Logger):
             raise TypeError, "logger not derived from logging.Logger: " + \
                             klass.__name__