diff --git a/src/power-profiles-daemon.c b/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
index c07d8a5..ac5a417 100644
--- a/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
+++ b/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
@@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ set_active_profile (PpdApp      *data,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  if (target_profile == data->active_profile)
-    return TRUE;
-
   if (target_profile == PPD_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE &&
       ppd_driver_is_performance_inhibited (GET_DRIVER (PPD_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE))) {
     g_set_error (error, G_DBUS_ERROR, G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,