diff --git a/src/dispatcher/server.tsx b/src/dispatcher/server.tsx
index 140476d18..569ec9d6c 100644
--- a/src/dispatcher/server.tsx
+++ b/src/dispatcher/server.tsx
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ export default (store: Store, logger: Logger) => {
       type: 'NEW_CLIENT',
       payload: client,
     });
-    // Wait 2 seconds, and then trigger another event so we can check it's displayed
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      store.dispatch({
-        type: 'NEW_CLIENT_SANITY_CHECK',
-        payload: client,
-      });
-    }, 2000);
   });
 
   server.addListener('removed-client', (id: string) => {
diff --git a/src/reducers/connections.tsx b/src/reducers/connections.tsx
index bb2257ab5..9cabd1136 100644
--- a/src/reducers/connections.tsx
+++ b/src/reducers/connections.tsx
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ export type Action =
       type: 'NEW_CLIENT';
       payload: Client;
     }
-  | {
-      type: 'NEW_CLIENT_SANITY_CHECK';
-      payload: Client;
-    }
   | {
       type: 'CLIENT_REMOVED';
       payload: string;
@@ -293,25 +289,6 @@ const reducer = (state: State = INITAL_STATE, action: Actions): State => {
       });
     }
 
-    case 'NEW_CLIENT_SANITY_CHECK': {
-      const {payload} = action;
-      // Check for clients initialised when there is no matching device
-      const clientIsStillConnected = state.clients.filter(
-        client => client.id == payload.query.device_id,
-      );
-      if (clientIsStillConnected) {
-        const matchingDeviceForClient = state.devices.filter(
-          device => payload.query.device_id === device.serial,
-        );
-        if (matchingDeviceForClient.length === 0) {
-          console.error(
-            `Client initialised for non-displayed device: ${payload.id}`,
-          );
-        }
-      }
-      return state;
-    }
-
     case 'CLIENT_REMOVED': {
       const {payload} = action;
       return updateSelection({