diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
index c83a399c..7401b0c5 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
@@ -975,13 +975,6 @@ def _handleFromRadio(self, fromRadioBytes):
             self.localNode.nodeNum = self.myInfo.my_node_num
             logging.debug(f"Received myinfo: {stripnl(fromRadio.my_info)}")
 
-            failmsg = None
-
-            if failmsg:
-                self.failure = MeshInterface.MeshInterfaceError(failmsg)
-                self.isConnected.set()  # let waitConnected return this exception
-                self.close()
-
         elif fromRadio.HasField("metadata"):
             self.metadata = fromRadio.metadata
             logging.debug(f"Received device metadata: {stripnl(fromRadio.metadata)}")