diff --git a/Wrappers/Python/cil/framework/framework.py b/Wrappers/Python/cil/framework/framework.py
index d4a5d0038a..5fae18a99c 100644
--- a/Wrappers/Python/cil/framework/framework.py
+++ b/Wrappers/Python/cil/framework/framework.py
@@ -3813,7 +3813,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         else:
             raise TypeError('array must be a CIL type DataContainer or numpy.ndarray got {}'.format(type(array)))
 
-        if numpy.squeeze(array).shape != geometry.shape:
+        if array.shape != geometry.shape:
             raise ValueError('Shape mismatch got {} expected {}'.format(array.shape, geometry.shape))
 
         super(AcquisitionData, self).__init__(array, deep_copy, geometry=geometry,**kwargs)