diff --git a/talk/app/webrtc/java/jni/peerconnection_jni.cc b/talk/app/webrtc/java/jni/peerconnection_jni.cc
index bba1e82472..35406f5560 100644
--- a/talk/app/webrtc/java/jni/peerconnection_jni.cc
+++ b/talk/app/webrtc/java/jni/peerconnection_jni.cc
@@ -1103,8 +1103,6 @@ JOW(jlong, PeerConnectionFactory_nativeCreatePeerConnectionFactory)(
                                           NULL,
                                           encoder_factory,
                                           decoder_factory));
-  CHECK(factory) << "Failed to create the peer connection factory; "
-                 << "WebRTC/libjingle init likely failed on this device";
   OwnedFactoryAndThreads* owned_factory = new OwnedFactoryAndThreads(
       worker_thread, signaling_thread,
       encoder_factory, decoder_factory,