diff --git a/scstadmin/init.d/scst b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
index 3c6acdaa1..9490e1b29 100755
--- a/scstadmin/init.d/scst
+++ b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ fi
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
 SCST_DFLT=/etc/default/scst
 
-[ -x "$(which scstadmin)" ] || exit 5
-
 if [ -f $SCST_DFLT ]; then
     . $SCST_DFLT
 fi