diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/gui/gui_scene_debug.c b/src/xrt/state_trackers/gui/gui_scene_debug.c
index 7eab7af21..2e12c0b89 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/gui/gui_scene_debug.c
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/gui/gui_scene_debug.c
@@ -396,16 +396,11 @@ on_elem_sink_debug_add(struct u_var_info *info, void *priv)
 {
 	void *ptr = info->ptr;
 	enum u_var_kind kind = info->kind;
-	struct gui_program *p = ((struct priv_tuple *)priv)->p;
 
 	if (kind != U_VAR_KIND_SINK_DEBUG) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (p->xp == NULL || p->xp->tracking == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	struct u_sink_debug *usd = (struct u_sink_debug *)ptr;
 	struct debug_scene *ds = ((struct priv_tuple *)priv)->ds;
 	struct debug_record *dr = &ds->recs[ds->num_recrs++];