diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c b/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
index c39cc6ac5..a33ab00a0 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
@@ -802,8 +802,6 @@ void InitOutput(ScreenInfo *pScreenInfo, int argc, char *argv[])
     dmxConfigConfigure();
     if (!dmxNumScreens)
         dmxLog(dmxFatal, "InitOutput: no back-end displays found\n");
-    if (!dmxNumInputs)
-        dmxLog(dmxInfo, "InitOutput: no inputs found\n");
     
     /* Disable lazy window creation optimization if offscreen
      * optimization is disabled */
diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxinput.c b/hw/dmx/dmxinput.c
index 2abf7e45d..f5693ed0e 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxinput.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxinput.c
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ void InitInput(int argc, char **argv)
     int          i;
     DMXInputInfo *dmxInput;
 
-    if (!dmxNumInputs)
-        dmxLog(dmxFatal, "InitInput: no inputs specified\n");
-    
     for (i = 0, dmxInput = &dmxInputs[0]; i < dmxNumInputs; i++, dmxInput++)
         dmxInputInit(dmxInput);