diff --git a/libweston/launcher-logind.c b/libweston/launcher-logind.c
index 7ebf906b..2b3efecd 100644
--- a/libweston/launcher-logind.c
+++ b/libweston/launcher-logind.c
@@ -853,9 +853,6 @@ static int
 launcher_logind_get_vt(struct weston_launcher *launcher)
 {
 	struct launcher_logind *wl = wl_container_of(launcher, wl, base);
-	if (wl->vtnr <= 0) {
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	return wl->vtnr;
 }