diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
index 11c36f9ba4..7f1394248d 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ get_generic_capabilities (NMDevice *dev)
 static gboolean
 is_available (NMDevice *dev, NMDeviceCheckDevAvailableFlags flags)
 {
-	if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (dev)->is_up)
-		return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (dev)->is_up (dev);
-	return FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
index b13610b8cd..e1cafd604a 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ get_generic_capabilities (NMDevice *dev)
 static gboolean
 is_available (NMDevice *dev, NMDeviceCheckDevAvailableFlags flags)
 {
-	if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (dev)->is_up)
-		return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (dev)->is_up (dev);
-	return FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
index ba7c5b77d0..aedeebfdb2 100644
--- a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
+++ b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ get_generic_capabilities (NMDevice *device)
 static gboolean
 is_available (NMDevice *device, NMDeviceCheckDevAvailableFlags flags)
 {
-	if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->is_up)
-		return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->is_up (device);
-	return FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean