1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/render/afp/AFPDocumentHandler.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/render/afp/AFPDocumentHandler.java
index b2a1b3a3b..8391422ff 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/render/afp/AFPDocumentHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/render/afp/AFPDocumentHandler.java
@@ -128,14 +128,8 @@ public class AFPDocumentHandler extends AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public void startDocument() throws IFException {
+        super.startDocument();
         try {
-            if (getUserAgent() == null) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException(
-                        "User agent must be set before starting PostScript generation");
-            }
-            if (this.outputStream == null) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("OutputStream hasn't been set through setResult()");
-            }
             paintingState.setColor(Color.WHITE);
 
             this.dataStream = resourceManager.createDataStream(paintingState, outputStream);