diff --git a/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c b/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c
index 3d9756ce77..78854ae741 100644
--- a/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c
+++ b/gst/aiff/aiffparse.c
@@ -1805,11 +1805,6 @@ gst_aiff_parse_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (aiff, "received segment %" GST_SEGMENT_FORMAT,
           &segment);
 
-      if (aiff->state != AIFF_PARSE_DATA) {
-        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (aiff, "still starting, eating event");
-        goto exit;
-      }
-
       /* now we are either committed to TIME or BYTE format,
        * and we only expect a BYTE segment, e.g. following a seek */
       if (segment.format == GST_FORMAT_BYTES) {