diff --git a/src/Identical.php b/src/Identical.php
index fc5c3042a..9615dde22 100644
--- a/src/Identical.php
+++ b/src/Identical.php
@@ -150,21 +150,13 @@ public function setLiteral($literal)
      * @return bool
      * @throws Exception\RuntimeException if the token doesn't exist in the context array
      */
-    public function isValid($value, $context = null)
+    public function isValid($value, array $context = null)
     {
         $this->setValue($value);
 
         $token = $this->getToken();
 
         if (!$this->getLiteral() && $context !== null) {
-            if (!is_array($context)) {
-                throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
-                    'Context passed to %s must be an array or null; received "%s"',
-                    __METHOD__,
-                    (is_object($context) ? get_class($context) : gettype($context))
-                ));
-            }
-
             if (is_array($token)) {
                 while (is_array($token)){
                     $key = key($token);