diff --git a/cmake/modules/KatieBuildMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/KatieBuildMacros.cmake
index fe26c537e..dc793bbef 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/KatieBuildMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/KatieBuildMacros.cmake
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@ macro(KATIE_GENERATE_PUBLIC PUBLIC_INCLUDES SUBDIR)
         string(TOLOWER ${pubheader} pubname)
         get_filename_component(pubname ${pubname} NAME_WE)
         set(pubout ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/${SUBDIR}/${pubheader})
-        set(pubcheck ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/${SUBDIR}/${pubname}.h)
         if(NOT EXISTS ${pubout})
             file(WRITE ${pubout} "#include <${pubname}.h>\n")
         endif()
-        if(NOT EXISTS ${pubcheck})
-            katie_warning("Bogus public header: ${pubheader} (${pubcheck})")
         # qttestgui is exception because it requires explicit gui component linkage
-        elseif(NOT "${pubname}" STREQUAL "qttestgui")
+        if(NOT "${pubname}" STREQUAL "qttestgui")
             set(metadata "${metadata}#include <${SUBDIR}/${pubname}.h>\n")
         endif()
     endforeach(pubheader)