diff --git a/openerp/workflow/workitem.py b/openerp/workflow/workitem.py
index 88a786e6c67..a5639fa0c7c 100644
--- a/openerp/workflow/workitem.py
+++ b/openerp/workflow/workitem.py
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@ def create(cr, act_datas, inst_id, ident, stack):
 
 def process(cr, workitem, ident, signal=None, force_running=False, stack=None):
     assert stack is not None
+
     cr.execute('select * from wkf_activity where id=%s', (workitem['act_id'],))
     activity = cr.dictfetchone()
 
-    if workitem['state'] == 'running':
-        return True
-
     triggers = False
     if workitem['state'] == 'active':
         triggers = True