diff --git a/EditorialModel/model.py b/EditorialModel/model.py
index b5992dc..127ee30 100644
--- a/EditorialModel/model.py
+++ b/EditorialModel/model.py
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ class Model(object):
     # @param uid int : An EmComponent uid
     # @return The corresponding instance or False if uid don't exists
     def component(self, uid):
-        if not isinstance(uid, int) or not isinstance(uid, str):
-            raise TypeError
         return False if uid not in self._components['uids'] else self._components['uids'][uid]
 
     ## Sort components by rank in Model::_components
diff --git a/EditorialModel/test/test_fieldgroups.py b/EditorialModel/test/test_fieldgroups.py
index fc7a941..96abc1e 100644
--- a/EditorialModel/test/test_fieldgroups.py
+++ b/EditorialModel/test/test_fieldgroups.py
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ class TestInit(FieldGroupTestCase):
         # TODO Voir si on garde le return False de Model.component() ou si on utilise plutôt une exception EmComponentNotExistError en modifiant le reste du code source pour gérer ce cas
         self.assertFalse(EM_TEST_OBJECT.component(baduid), msg="Should be False because fieldgroup with id " + str(baduid) + " should not exist")
         self.assertFalse(EM_TEST_OBJECT.component(badname), msg="Should be False because fieldgroup with id " + str(badname) + " should not exist")
-        self.assertFalse(EM_TEST_OBJECT.component(print), msg="Should be False when crazy arguments are given")
-        self.assertFalse(EM_TEST_OBJECT.component(['hello', 'world']), msg="Should be False when crazy arguments are given")
+        self.assertFalse(EM_TEST_OBJECT.component(print), msg="Should be False when a function name is given as argument")
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError, msg="Should raise when crazy arguments are given"):
+            fieldgroup = EM_TEST_OBJECT.component(['hello', 'world'])
 
 
 '''