diff --git a/src/WinRT.Runtime/ComWrappersSupport.net5.cs b/src/WinRT.Runtime/ComWrappersSupport.net5.cs
index 018c10936c..0ea2971871 100644
--- a/src/WinRT.Runtime/ComWrappersSupport.net5.cs
+++ b/src/WinRT.Runtime/ComWrappersSupport.net5.cs
@@ -693,10 +693,6 @@ protected override void ReleaseObjects(IEnumerable objects)
                 {
                     objRef.Dispose();
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot release objects that are not runtime wrappers of native WinRT objects.");
-                }
             }
         }