diff --git a/rigs/icom/xiegu.c b/rigs/icom/xiegu.c
index dea9b0800..1e757582d 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/xiegu.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/xiegu.c
@@ -878,9 +878,6 @@ int x108g_set_ptt(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, ptt_t ptt)
         return retval;
     }
 
-    // No 0xfb sent back by X5105
-    if (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_X5105) return RIG_OK;
-
     /* X108G doesn't quite follow ICOM protocol -- returns 0x1c instead of 0xfb */
     if (ackbuf[0] != 0xfb && (ack_len != 3 || ackbuf[0] != 0x1c))
     {