diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index efd1399f30..e54258fc3e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::clearNonLocalEntities() {
             }
         }
         scene->enqueueTransaction(transaction);
-    } else {
-        qCWarning(entitiesrenderer) << "EntitityTreeRenderer::clear(), Unexpected null scene, possibly during application shutdown";
     }
 
     _renderablesToUpdate = savedEntities;