diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBElementCommands.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBElementCommands.m
index adb5f6092..0f163521b 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBElementCommands.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBElementCommands.m
@@ -557,11 +557,6 @@ + (NSArray *)routes
 {
   NSString *textToType = [request.arguments[@"value"] componentsJoinedByString:@""];
   NSUInteger frequency = [request.arguments[@"frequency"] unsignedIntegerValue] ?: [FBConfiguration maxTypingFrequency];
-  if (![FBKeyboard waitUntilVisibleForApplication:request.session.activeApplication
-                                          timeout:1
-                                            error:nil]) {
-    [FBLogger log:@"The on-screen keyboard seems to not exist. Continuing with typing anyway"];
-  }
   NSError *error;
   if (![FBKeyboard typeText:textToType frequency:frequency error:&error]) {
     return FBResponseWithStatus([FBCommandStatus invalidElementStateErrorWithMessage:error.description