diff --git a/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c b/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c
index 64524795b8..a483d35995 100644
--- a/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c
+++ b/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ gst_python_plugin_load_file (GstPlugin * plugin, const char *name)
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  if (!PyType_Check (class)
-      || !(PyObject_IsSubclass (class, (PyObject *) _PyGstElement_Type))) {
+  if (!(PyObject_IsSubclass (class, (PyObject *) _PyGstElement_Type))) {
     GST_WARNING ("the class provided isn't a subclass of gst.Element");
     PyErr_Print ();
     PyErr_Clear ();