diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index d836ab0e0e..eca1dfb3aa 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -4613,8 +4613,6 @@ nm_device_activate (NMDevice *self, NMActRequest *req)
 		                         NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED);
 	}
 
-	g_assert (nm_device_connection_is_available (self, connection));
-
 	priv->act_request = g_object_ref (req);
 	g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), NM_DEVICE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION);
 
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 3bd5e97d36..552e2d6d12 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -1940,9 +1940,7 @@ add_device (NMManager *self, NMDevice *device, gboolean nm_created)
 	system_create_virtual_devices (self);
 
 	/* If the device has a connection it can assume, do that now */
-	if (   connection
-	    && nm_device_is_available (device)
-	    && nm_device_connection_is_available (device, connection)) {
+	if (connection) {
 		NMActiveConnection *active;
 		NMAuthSubject *subject;
 		GError *error = NULL;