diff --git a/src/common/QskGradient.cpp b/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
index 7d552076..17c99557 100644
--- a/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
@@ -615,10 +615,11 @@ void QskGradient::setLinearDirection( const QskLinearDirection& direction )
 
 QskLinearDirection QskGradient::linearDirection() const
 {
-    Q_ASSERT( m_type == Linear );
-
     if ( m_type != Linear )
+    {
+        qWarning() << "Requesting linear attributes from a non linear gradient.";
         return QskLinearDirection( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 );
+    }
 
     return QskLinearDirection( m_values[0], m_values[1], m_values[2], m_values[3] );
 }
@@ -644,10 +645,11 @@ void QskGradient::setRadialDirection( const QskRadialDirection& direction )
 
 QskRadialDirection QskGradient::radialDirection() const
 {
-    Q_ASSERT( m_type == Radial );
-
     if ( m_type != Radial )
+    {
+        qWarning() << "Requesting radial attributes from a non radial gradient.";
         return QskRadialDirection( 0.5, 0.5, 0.0 );
+    }
 
     return QskRadialDirection( m_values[0], m_values[1], m_values[2], m_values[3] );
 }
@@ -683,10 +685,11 @@ void QskGradient::setConicDirection( const QskConicDirection& direction )
 
 QskConicDirection QskGradient::conicDirection() const
 {
-    Q_ASSERT( m_type == Conic );
-
     if ( m_type != Conic )
+    {
+        qWarning() << "Requesting conic attributes from a non conic gradient.";
         return QskConicDirection( 0.5, 0.5, 0.0, 0.0 );
+    }
 
     QskConicDirection dir( m_values[0], m_values[1], m_values[2], m_values[3] );
     dir.setAspectRatio( m_values[4] );
diff --git a/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h b/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h
index 68cc99a5..62a2da52 100644
--- a/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h
+++ b/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include <qpoint.h>
 #include <qline.h>
 
-class QLineF;
-
 class QSK_EXPORT QskLinearDirection
 {
     Q_GADGET