diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractPackage`2.cs b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractPackage`2.cs
index 2ee2694d14ba0..d238894e8d293 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractPackage`2.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractPackage`2.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ internal IComponentModel ComponentModel
         {
             get
             {
-                Contract.ThrowIfNull(_componentModel_doNotAccessDirectly);
+                Assumes.Present(_componentModel_doNotAccessDirectly);
                 return _componentModel_doNotAccessDirectly;
             }
         }