diff --git a/lib/access.c b/lib/access.c
index f83fe174..e31edbbb 100644
--- a/lib/access.c
+++ b/lib/access.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "error.h"
 #include "proc.h"
 #include "general.h"
-#include "sysfs.h"
 
 static int sensors_do_this_chip_sets(sensors_chip_name name);
 
@@ -121,12 +120,6 @@ const sensors_chip_feature *sensors_lookup_feature_name(const char *prefix,
    if there are wildcards. */
 int sensors_chip_name_has_wildcards(sensors_chip_name chip)
 {
-  if (sensors_found_sysfs) {
-    if (chip.prefix == SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_PREFIX_ANY)
-      return 1;
-    else
-      return 0;
-  }     
   if ((chip.prefix == SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_PREFIX_ANY) ||
       (chip.bus == SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_BUS_ANY) ||
       (chip.bus == SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_BUS_ANY_I2C) ||