diff --git a/gatchat/gatchat.c b/gatchat/gatchat.c
index 4b86ed45..2aa2b4cb 100644
--- a/gatchat/gatchat.c
+++ b/gatchat/gatchat.c
@@ -886,8 +886,6 @@ static GAtChat *create_chat(GIOChannel *channel, GIOFlags flags,
 	chat->notify_list = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal,
 						g_free, at_notify_destroy);
 
-	if (!g_at_util_setup_io(channel, flags))
-		goto error;
 
 	chat->channel = channel;