diff --git a/app/src/cli.c b/app/src/cli.c
index 37a9842667..09f853f538 100644
--- a/app/src/cli.c
+++ b/app/src/cli.c
@@ -2022,12 +2022,6 @@ parse_args_with_getopt(struct scrcpy_cli_args *args, int argc, char *argv[],
         opts->audio_playback = false;
     }
 
-    if (!opts->video_playback && !otg) {
-        // If video playback is disabled and OTG are disabled, then there is
-        // no way to control the device.
-        opts->control = false;
-    }
-
     if (opts->video && !opts->video_playback && !opts->record_filename
             && !v4l2) {
         LOGI("No video playback, no recording, no V4L2 sink: video disabled");
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index fd310c4628..d68a24248f 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -448,9 +448,7 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
 
     struct sc_file_pusher *fp = NULL;
 
-    // control implies video playback
-    assert(!options->control || options->video_playback);
-    if (options->control) {
+    if (options->video_playback && options->control) {
         if (!sc_file_pusher_init(&s->file_pusher, serial,
                                  options->push_target)) {
             goto end;