diff --git a/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-option-widget.c b/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-option-widget.c
index b3c37aa..e694056 100644
--- a/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-option-widget.c
+++ b/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-option-widget.c
@@ -534,10 +534,6 @@ static void
 on_changed (GtkComboBox     *combo_box,
             GdmOptionWidget *widget)
 {
-        if (widget->priv->default_item_id == NULL) {
-                return;
-        }
-
         activate_selected_item (widget);
 }