diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/firewalld.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/firewalld.py
index 6588e8e683..391d22ea8e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/firewalld.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/firewalld.py
@@ -326,14 +326,6 @@ def main():
     timeout = module.params['timeout']
     interface = module.params['interface']
 
-    ## Check for firewalld running
-    try:
-        if fw.connected == False:
-            module.fail_json(msg='firewalld service must be running')
-    except AttributeError:
-        module.fail_json(msg="firewalld connection can't be established,\
-                version likely too old. Requires firewalld >= 2.0.11")
-
     modification_count = 0
     if service != None:
         modification_count += 1