diff --git a/gtk/gtksearchengine.c b/gtk/gtksearchengine.c
index 51b4c58413..007b888c00 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksearchengine.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksearchengine.c
@@ -115,11 +115,8 @@ _gtk_search_engine_new (void)
     }
 #endif
 
-  if (g_thread_supported ())
-    {
-      g_debug ("Using simple search engine");
-      engine = _gtk_search_engine_simple_new ();
-    }
+  g_debug ("Using simple search engine");
+  engine = _gtk_search_engine_simple_new ();
 
   return engine;
 }