diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.init.in b/daemon/libvirtd.init.in
index 071fe2c0a4..b808ab352e 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.init.in
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.init.in
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 # pidfile: @localstatedir@/run/libvirtd.pid
 #
 
-# Sanity checks.
-[ -x @sbindir@/libvirtd ] || exit 0
-
 # Source function library.
 . @sysconfdir@/rc.d/init.d/functions