diff --git a/src/dev/devBoSoftRaw.c b/src/dev/devBoSoftRaw.c
index a4539f95e..14a71727a 100644
--- a/src/dev/devBoSoftRaw.c
+++ b/src/dev/devBoSoftRaw.c
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ struct boRecord *pbo;
     long status;
  
     status = recGblInitFastOutLink(&(pbo->out), (void *) pbo, DBR_LONG, "RVAL");
-
-    if (pbo->out.type != CA_LINK)
-        status = 2;
- 
+    status = 2;
     return status;
  
 } /* end init_record() */
diff --git a/src/dev/devMbboSoftRaw.c b/src/dev/devMbboSoftRaw.c
index 77a247466..aa9ad41d9 100644
--- a/src/dev/devMbboSoftRaw.c
+++ b/src/dev/devMbboSoftRaw.c
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ struct mbboRecord *pmbbo;
     long status;
  
     status = recGblInitFastOutLink(&(pmbbo->out), (void *) pmbbo, DBR_ULONG, "RVAL");
-
-    if (pmbbo->out.type == CA_LINK)
-       status = 2;
- 
+    status = 2;
     return status;
  
 } /* end init_record() */