diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index b661a4a8..2a323bb5 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -7644,12 +7644,6 @@ weston_output_init(struct weston_output *output,
 	pixman_region32_init(&output->region);
 	wl_list_init(&output->mode_list);
 
-	/* At least one test inits outputs with a NULL compositor,
-	 * So bail on anything that requires a valid compositor here.
-	 */
-	if (!compositor)
-		return;
-
 	weston_plane_init(&output->primary_plane, compositor);
 	weston_compositor_stack_plane(compositor,
 				      &output->primary_plane, NULL);