diff --git a/traceability/pkg/beater/apigeelogbeater.go b/traceability/pkg/beater/apigeelogbeater.go
index 4a90488a..7eec7b4f 100644
--- a/traceability/pkg/beater/apigeelogbeater.go
+++ b/traceability/pkg/beater/apigeelogbeater.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package beater
 
 import (
-	agenterrors "github.com/Axway/agent-sdk/pkg/util/errors"
-	hc "github.com/Axway/agent-sdk/pkg/util/healthcheck"
 	"github.com/Axway/agent-sdk/pkg/util/log"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/beat"
@@ -31,11 +29,6 @@ func New(b *beat.Beat, cfg *common.Config) (beat.Beater, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Validate that all necessary services are up and running. If not, return error
-	if hc.RunChecks() != hc.OK {
-		return nil, agenterrors.ErrInitServicesNotReady
-	}
-
 	return bt, nil
 }