diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2d359dde..d8a06ba2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -211,11 +211,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct ell_event_source *source;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef NEED_THREADS
-	if (g_thread_supported() == FALSE)
-		g_thread_init(NULL);
-#endif
-
 	context = g_option_context_new(NULL);
 	g_option_context_add_main_entries(context, options, NULL);