diff --git a/parallel_worlds_1/src/DeviceInterface.hpp b/parallel_worlds_1/src/DeviceInterface.hpp
index 911684258b4704e88026d745ea5d19f333786eca..d3090cc387cf5c078229d1bdce6ef83ffdb891b9 100644
--- a/parallel_worlds_1/src/DeviceInterface.hpp
+++ b/parallel_worlds_1/src/DeviceInterface.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private:
 		for (VECTOR_CLASS<cl::Platform>::iterator pit = platforms.begin();
 				platforms.end() != pit; ++pit) {
 			// try to find a device of type devType
-			CHECK_ERROR(pit->getDevices(devType, &deviceVector));
+			pit->getDevices(devType, &deviceVector);
 			/* the C-way:
 			 * cl_int clGetDeviceIDs (cl_platform_id platform,
 			 * cl_device_type device_type,
diff --git a/parallel_worlds_2/src/DeviceInterface.hpp b/parallel_worlds_2/src/DeviceInterface.hpp
index 911684258b4704e88026d745ea5d19f333786eca..d3090cc387cf5c078229d1bdce6ef83ffdb891b9 100644
--- a/parallel_worlds_2/src/DeviceInterface.hpp
+++ b/parallel_worlds_2/src/DeviceInterface.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private:
 		for (VECTOR_CLASS<cl::Platform>::iterator pit = platforms.begin();
 				platforms.end() != pit; ++pit) {
 			// try to find a device of type devType
-			CHECK_ERROR(pit->getDevices(devType, &deviceVector));
+			pit->getDevices(devType, &deviceVector);
 			/* the C-way:
 			 * cl_int clGetDeviceIDs (cl_platform_id platform,
 			 * cl_device_type device_type,