Index: Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Create/AssessmentSectionCreateExtensions.cs
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diff -u -r1c9b0e9cabaad22335799a442889c63bfc651e59 -r654b96e16ce328f8eac1cc446eb1e3f8e4eb8798
--- Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Create/AssessmentSectionCreateExtensions.cs	(.../AssessmentSectionCreateExtensions.cs)	(revision 1c9b0e9cabaad22335799a442889c63bfc651e59)
+++ Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets.Storage/Create/AssessmentSectionCreateExtensions.cs	(.../AssessmentSectionCreateExtensions.cs)	(revision 654b96e16ce328f8eac1cc446eb1e3f8e4eb8798)
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@
             AddEntityForHydraulicDatabase(section, entity, registry);
             AddEntityForReferenceLine(section, entity);
 
-            BackgroundDataEntity backgroundDataEntity = section.BackgroundData.Create();
-            if (backgroundDataEntity != null)
-            {
-                entity.BackgroundDataEntities.Add(backgroundDataEntity);
-            }
+            entity.BackgroundDataEntities.Add(section.BackgroundData.Create());
 
             entity.FailureMechanismEntities.Add(section.PipingFailureMechanism.Create(registry));
             entity.FailureMechanismEntities.Add(section.GrassCoverErosionInwards.Create(registry));