diff --git a/src/gpio.c b/src/gpio.c
index d3bf329..6f24386 100644
--- a/src/gpio.c
+++ b/src/gpio.c
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ int gpio_line_set_value(struct EG25Manager *manager, int line, enum gpiod_line_v
 
 int gpio_sequence_poweron(struct EG25Manager *manager)
 {
-    /* Disable airplane mode in case it was enabled by other software. The
-     * W_DISABLE pin is active-low, so we set it to high here. */
-    gpio_line_set_value(manager, GPIO_OUT_DISABLE, GPIOD_LINE_VALUE_ACTIVE);
-
     /*
      * Force the modem to poweroff using the RESET_N pin before attempting to
      * boot in case the it got into a bad state.