diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index 0fda950..eb09e53 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -1247,8 +1247,6 @@ int __connman_device_init(const char *device, const char *nodevice)
 	if (nodevice != NULL)
 		nodevice_filter = g_strsplit(nodevice, ",", -1);
 
-	cleanup_devices();
-
 	return 0;
 }