diff --git a/src/fprintd.h b/src/fprintd.h
index 2aa3217..901e92d 100644
--- a/src/fprintd.h
+++ b/src/fprintd.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ typedef struct FprintManager FprintManager;
 typedef struct FprintManagerClass FprintManagerClass;
 
 FprintManager *fprint_manager_new(gboolean no_timeout);
-GError *fprint_manager_get_error(FprintManager *manager);
 GType fprint_manager_get_type(void);
 
 /* Device */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 7de9ff7..81ac712 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -346,12 +346,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* create the one instance of the Manager object to be shared between
 	 * all fprintd users */
 	manager = fprint_manager_new(no_timeout);
-	error = fprint_manager_get_error (manager);
-	if (error != NULL) {
-		g_error("Couldn't create manager object: %s", error->message);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		return 1;
-	}
 
 	driver_proxy = dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name(fprintd_dbus_conn,
 		DBUS_SERVICE_DBUS, DBUS_PATH_DBUS, DBUS_INTERFACE_DBUS);
diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c
index 6843b05..3a590d2 100644
--- a/src/manager.c
+++ b/src/manager.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE(FprintManager, fprint_manager, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 typedef struct
 {
-	GError *last_error;
 	GSList *dev_registry;
 	gboolean no_timeout;
 	guint timeout_id;
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ static void fprint_manager_finalize(GObject *object)
 	FprintManagerPrivate *priv = FPRINT_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	g_slist_free(priv->dev_registry);
-	if (priv->last_error)
-		g_error_free (priv->last_error);
 
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS(parent_class)->finalize(object);
 }
@@ -123,15 +120,12 @@ fprint_manager_init (FprintManager *manager)
 	struct fp_dscv_dev *ddev;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	if (!discovered_devs) {
-		priv->last_error = g_error_new (FPRINT_ERROR, FPRINT_ERROR_INTERNAL,
-						_("An internal error occurred in libfprint"));
-		return;
-	}
-
 	dbus_g_connection_register_g_object(fprintd_dbus_conn,
 		"/net/reactivated/Fprint/Manager", G_OBJECT(manager));
 
+	if (discovered_devs == NULL)
+		return;
+
 	while ((ddev = discovered_devs[i++]) != NULL) {
 		FprintDevice *rdev = fprint_device_new(ddev);
 		gchar *path;
@@ -162,16 +156,6 @@ FprintManager *fprint_manager_new(gboolean no_timeout)
 	return FPRINT_MANAGER (object);
 }
 
-GError *fprint_manager_get_error(FprintManager *manager)
-{
-	FprintManagerPrivate *priv = FPRINT_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (manager);
-
-	if (priv->last_error == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return g_error_copy (priv->last_error);
-}
-
 static gboolean fprint_manager_get_devices(FprintManager *manager,
 	GPtrArray **devices, GError **error)
 {