diff --git a/libfprint/fpi-async.c b/libfprint/fpi-async.c
index aadbc41..957874a 100644
--- a/libfprint/fpi-async.c
+++ b/libfprint/fpi-async.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "fp_internal.h"
 #include "fpi-async.h"
-#include "fpi-poll.h"
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ API_EXPORTED int fp_async_enroll_start(struct fp_dev *dev,
 	int r;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(dev != NULL, -ENODEV);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (fpi_poll_is_setup(), -EIO);
 	g_return_val_if_fail (callback != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
 	drv = dev->drv;
@@ -295,7 +293,6 @@ API_EXPORTED int fp_async_verify_start(struct fp_dev *dev,
 	int r;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(dev != NULL, -ENODEV);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (fpi_poll_is_setup(), -EIO);
 	g_return_val_if_fail (callback != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
 	drv = dev->drv;
@@ -430,7 +427,6 @@ API_EXPORTED int fp_async_identify_start(struct fp_dev *dev,
 	int r;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(dev != NULL, -ENODEV);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (fpi_poll_is_setup(), -EIO);
 	g_return_val_if_fail (callback != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
 	drv = dev->drv;
@@ -565,7 +561,6 @@ API_EXPORTED int fp_async_capture_start(struct fp_dev *dev, int unconditional,
 	int r;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(dev != NULL, -ENODEV);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (fpi_poll_is_setup(), -EIO);
 	g_return_val_if_fail (callback != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
 	drv = dev->drv;