User blog comment:OlieRendch/Avengers: Age of Ultron review by Blathereen/@comment-2041242-20150502191009/@comment-32568267-20150502191308

Yes, but the events of Iron Man 3 were quite big for Stark, destroying all of his suits and having the arc reactor removed from his chest, it seemed to have no effect making the final scenes of the film pointless, although some may argue the entire film was pointless haha. But you're right; it was never contradicted in Age of Ultron.