diff --git a/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc b/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
index a9aca6b9ca..35ac613d7b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
@@ -955,12 +955,6 @@ PluginInsert::silence (framecnt_t nframes)
 void
 PluginInsert::run (BufferSet& bufs, framepos_t start_frame, framepos_t end_frame, pframes_t nframes, bool)
 {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-	if (!_configured) {
-		error << string_compose (_("Force bypassed unconfigured plugin: %1"), name ()) << endmsg;
-		deactivate ();
-	}
-#endif
 	if (_pending_active) {
 		/* run as normal if we are active or moving from inactive to active */