Index: java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java =================================================================== --- java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java (revision 1207811) +++ java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java (working copy) @@ -1692,10 +1692,6 @@ int found = _sheet.aggregateDrawingRecords( _book.getDrawingManager(), false ); - if(found == -1) { - // Workbook has drawing stuff, but this sheet doesn't - return null; - } // Grab our aggregate record, and wire it up EscherAggregate agg = (EscherAggregate) _sheet.findFirstRecordBySid(EscherAggregate.sid);