diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
index 3ab2a98800..dc19f1ca0e 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
@@ -1257,12 +1257,6 @@ static JSBool session_wait_for_media(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, j
 	channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(jss->session);
 	assert(channel != NULL);
 
-    if (!switch_channel_ready(channel)) {
-        switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Session is not active!\n");
-        *rval = BOOLEAN_TO_JSVAL( JS_FALSE );
-        return JS_TRUE;
-    }
-
 	started = switch_time_now();
 
 	if (argc > 0) {
@@ -1298,12 +1292,6 @@ static JSBool session_wait_for_answer(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc,
 	channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(jss->session);
 	assert(channel != NULL);
 
-    if (!switch_channel_ready(channel)) {
-        switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Session is not active!\n");
-        *rval = BOOLEAN_TO_JSVAL( JS_FALSE );
-        return JS_TRUE;
-    }
-
 	started = switch_time_now();
 
 	if (argc > 0) {