diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c
index 9fbcf67b82..b4810ae441 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_anim.c
@@ -513,10 +513,7 @@ _ecore_animator_add(Ecore_Task_Cb func,
 {
    Ecore_Animator *animator;
 
-   if (EINA_UNLIKELY(!eina_main_loop_is()))
-     {
-        EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
-     }
+   EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
 
    if (!func)
      {
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_job.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_job.c
index 41ddbb2148..29d5412a94 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_job.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_job.c
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ ecore_job_add(Ecore_Cb    func,
 {
    Ecore_Job *job;
 
-   if (EINA_UNLIKELY(!eina_main_loop_is()))
-     {
-        EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
-     }
+   EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
 
    if (!func)
      {
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_poller.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_poller.c
index 3993e6e8dd..dfc9aa90b0 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_poller.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_poller.c
@@ -246,10 +246,7 @@ ecore_poller_add(Ecore_Poller_Type type EINA_UNUSED,
    poller = calloc(1, sizeof (Ecore_Poller));
    if (!poller) return NULL;
 
-   if (EINA_UNLIKELY(!eina_main_loop_is()))
-     {
-        EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
-     }
+   EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
 
    if (!func)
      {
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
index 99d1e1f21e..f63463ad3e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
@@ -5273,8 +5273,7 @@ _ecore_evas_animator_add(void *evo, Ecore_Task_Cb func, const void *data)
    Ecore_Evas *ee;
    Ecore_Animator *animator;
 
-   if (EINA_UNLIKELY(!eina_main_loop_is()))
-     EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
+   EINA_MAIN_LOOP_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(NULL);
 
    if (!func)
      {