diff --git a/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c b/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
index 6f5d88326b..14f8526387 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
@@ -165,15 +165,6 @@ ovsdb_device_removed(NMOvsdb *        ovsdb,
                 continue;
             if (!nm_streq0(nm_setting_ovs_interface_get_interface_type(s_ovs_int), "system"))
                 continue;
-            /* Failing the system interface device is almost always the right
-             * thing to do when the ovsdb entry is removed. However, to avoid
-             * that a late device-removed signal tears down a different,
-             * newly-activated connection, let's also check that we have a master.
-             * Or in alternative, that the device is assumed/external: in such
-             * case it's always fine to fail the device.
-             */
-            if (!nm_device_get_master(d) && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(d))
-                continue;
 
             device = d;
         }