diff --git a/src/gcal-event.c b/src/gcal-event.c
index 1a06a849..d3e632cc 100644
--- a/src/gcal-event.c
+++ b/src/gcal-event.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ struct _GcalEvent
   ESource            *source;
 
   gboolean            is_valid : 1;
-  gboolean            is_initialized : 1;
   GError             *initialization_error;
 };
 
@@ -396,13 +395,6 @@ gcal_event_initable_init (GInitable     *initable,
 
   G_LOCK (init_lock);
 
-  if (self->is_initialized)
-    goto out;
-
-
-out:
-  self->is_initialized = TRUE;
-
   if (!self->is_valid)
     g_propagate_error (error, g_error_copy (self->initialization_error));