diff --git a/python/semanage/seobject.py b/python/semanage/seobject.py
index 2b1eb44c..361205d1 100644
--- a/python/semanage/seobject.py
+++ b/python/semanage/seobject.py
@@ -504,11 +504,6 @@ class permissiveRecords(semanageRecords):
             print(t)
 
     def add(self, type):
-        try:
-            import sepolgen.module as module
-        except ImportError:
-            raise ValueError(_("The sepolgen python module is required to setup permissive domains.\nIn some distributions it is included in the policycoreutils-devel package.\n# yum install policycoreutils-devel\nOr similar for your distro."))
-
         name = "permissive_%s" % type
         modtxt = "(typepermissive %s)" % type