diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 863ff8da62..79eba85de8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -2211,10 +2211,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::save_template_dialog_response (int response, SaveTemplateDialog* d)
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::save_template ()
 {
-	if (!check_audioengine (_main_window)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	const std::string desc = SessionMetadata::Metadata()->description ();
 	SaveTemplateDialog* d = new SaveTemplateDialog (_session->name (), desc);
 	d->signal_response().connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::save_template_dialog_response), d));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_engine.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_engine.cc
index b3e350699f..2d63542109 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_engine.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_engine.cc
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::check_audioengine (Gtk::Window& parent)
 	if (!AudioEngine::instance()->running()) {
 		ArdourMessageDialog msg (parent, string_compose (
 		                                 _("%1 is not connected to any audio backend.\n"
-		                                 "You cannot open or close sessions in this condition"),
+		                                 "You cannot open sessions in this condition"),
 		                                 PROGRAM_NAME));
 		msg.run ();
 		return false;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_session.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_session.cc
index d4e6943237..8ac7c9a313 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_session.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_session.cc
@@ -295,10 +295,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::session_dialog_response_handler (int response, SessionDialog* session
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::close_session()
 {
-	if (!check_audioengine (_main_window)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (unload_session (true)) {
 		return;
 	}