diff --git a/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc b/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc
index ad44fb28cb..6671156009 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc
@@ -198,12 +198,9 @@ int
 Console1::stop_using_device ()
 {
 	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Console1, "stop_using_device()\n");
-	if (!_in_use)
-		return 0;
 	blink_connection.disconnect ();
 	periodic_connection.disconnect ();
 	stripable_connections.drop_connections ();
-	session_connections.drop_connections ();
 	console1_connections.drop_connections ();
 	MIDISurface::stop_using_device ();
 	return 0;