diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c
index 1a6cda759a..47a62fabe5 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c
@@ -254,10 +254,6 @@ mca_pml_ob1_component_init( int* priority,
     opal_output_verbose( 10, mca_pml_ob1_output,
                          "in ob1, my priority is %d\n", mca_pml_ob1.priority);
 
-    if((*priority) > mca_pml_ob1.priority) {
-        *priority = mca_pml_ob1.priority;
-        return NULL;
-    }
     *priority = mca_pml_ob1.priority;
 
     allocator_component = mca_allocator_component_lookup( mca_pml_ob1.allocator_name );