diff --git a/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h b/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h
index d3c1654d0..3af9e4a7b 100644
--- a/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h
+++ b/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ namespace glTF2
         inline uint8_t* GetPointer();
 
         template<class T>
-        bool ExtractData(T*& outData);
+        void ExtractData(T*& outData);
 
         void WriteData(size_t count, const void* src_buffer, size_t src_stride);
 
diff --git a/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl b/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl
index 35ecfa62d..d7876cfca 100644
--- a/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl
+++ b/code/glTF2/glTF2Asset.inl
@@ -637,10 +637,12 @@ namespace {
 }
 
 template<class T>
-bool Accessor::ExtractData(T*& outData)
+void Accessor::ExtractData(T*& outData)
 {
     uint8_t* data = GetPointer();
-    if (!data) return false;
+	if (!data) {
+		throw DeadlyImportError("GLTF: data is NULL");
+	}
 
     const size_t elemSize = GetElementSize();
     const size_t totalSize = elemSize * count;
@@ -661,8 +663,6 @@ bool Accessor::ExtractData(T*& outData)
             memcpy(outData + i, data + i*stride, elemSize);
         }
     }
-
-    return true;
 }
 
 inline void Accessor::WriteData(size_t count, const void* src_buffer, size_t src_stride)