diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/banner.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/banner.js
index 194cb8148f8..c1c2b97532c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/banner.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/banner.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ export default {
     site.set("banner", banner);
 
     const messageBus = container.lookup("service:message-bus");
-    if (!messageBus) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     messageBus.subscribe("/site/banner", function (ban) {
       site.set("banner", EmberObject.create(ban || {}));
     });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/logout.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/logout.js
index 3a3f4e4e0b9..a382893f96d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/logout.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/logout.js
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ export default {
 
   initialize(container) {
     const messageBus = container.lookup("service:message-bus");
-
-    if (!messageBus) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     messageBus.subscribe("/logout", function () {
       if (!_showingLogout) {
         _showingLogout = true;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/read-only.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/read-only.js
index 24687a7109b..6932aac78b6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/read-only.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/read-only.js
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ export default {
 
   initialize(container) {
     const messageBus = container.lookup("service:message-bus");
-    if (!messageBus) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     const site = container.lookup("service:site");
     messageBus.subscribe("/site/read-only", function (enabled) {
       site.set("isReadOnly", enabled);