diff --git a/ubusd_obj.c b/ubusd_obj.c
index 1991b17..2248a08 100644
--- a/ubusd_obj.c
+++ b/ubusd_obj.c
@@ -132,9 +132,6 @@ struct ubus_object *ubusd_create_object(struct ubus_client *cl, struct blob_attr
 	else if (attr[UBUS_ATTR_SIGNATURE])
 		type = ubus_create_obj_type(attr[UBUS_ATTR_SIGNATURE]);
 
-	if (!!type ^ !!attr[UBUS_ATTR_OBJPATH])
-		return NULL;
-
 	obj = ubusd_create_object_internal(type, 0);
 	if (type)
 		ubus_unref_object_type(type);