diff --git a/doxia-modules/doxia-module-apt/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/apt/AptParser.java b/doxia-modules/doxia-module-apt/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/apt/AptParser.java
index bccaddff1..d6cedfd5b 100644
--- a/doxia-modules/doxia-module-apt/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/apt/AptParser.java
+++ b/doxia-modules/doxia-module-apt/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/apt/AptParser.java
@@ -1925,11 +1925,6 @@ public void traverse()
                             {
                                 AptParser.this.sink.title_();
                             }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                throw new AptParseException( "missing title" );
-                            }
-                            break;
                         case 1:
                             if ( author )
                             {
@@ -1987,11 +1982,6 @@ public void traverse()
                     {
                         AptParser.this.sink.title_();
                     }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        throw new AptParseException( "missing title" );
-                    }
-                    break;
                 case 1:
                     if ( author )
                     {