diff --git a/pyopencl/__init__.py b/pyopencl/__init__.py
index ec948cc31ab64f9162e52209c8cd377bb141163a..78abb3e6301c964c0c43bb2c922d7a13d08fa9b5 100644
--- a/pyopencl/__init__.py
+++ b/pyopencl/__init__.py
@@ -818,8 +818,6 @@ def create_some_context(interactive=None, answers=None):
 
     if not platforms:
         raise Error("no platforms found")
-    elif len(platforms) == 1:
-        platform, = platforms
     else:
         if not answers:
             cc_print("Choose platform:")