diff --git a/src/SBarcodeDecoder.cpp b/src/SBarcodeDecoder.cpp
index dfbcc20..2447a55 100644
--- a/src/SBarcodeDecoder.cpp
+++ b/src/SBarcodeDecoder.cpp
@@ -118,12 +118,7 @@ QString SBarcodeDecoder::captured() const
 
 void SBarcodeDecoder::setCaptured(const QString &captured)
 {
-    if (m_captured == captured) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     m_captured = captured;
-
     emit capturedChanged(m_captured);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/SBarcodeScanner.cpp b/src/SBarcodeScanner.cpp
index dfcf0a2..a8dbb87 100644
--- a/src/SBarcodeScanner.cpp
+++ b/src/SBarcodeScanner.cpp
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ QCamera *SBarcodeScanner::makeDefaultCamera()
 
 void SBarcodeScanner::setCaptured(const QString& captured)
 {
-    if (m_captured == captured) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     m_captured = captured;
     emit capturedChanged(m_captured);
 }