diff --git a/minui/events.c b/minui/events.c
index a619df6..2918afa 100644
--- a/minui/events.c
+++ b/minui/events.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/input.h>
 
 #include "minui.h"
-#include "cutils/log.h"
 
 #define MAX_DEVICES 16
 #define MAX_MISC_FDS 16
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ int ev_init(ev_callback input_cb, void *data)
 
             /* TODO: add ability to specify event masks. For now, just assume
              * that only EV_KEY and EV_REL event types are ever needed. */
-            if (!test_bit(EV_KEY, ev_bits) && !test_bit(EV_REL, ev_bits) && !test_bit(EV_ABS, ev_bits)) {
+            if (!test_bit(EV_KEY, ev_bits) && !test_bit(EV_REL, ev_bits)) {
                 close(fd);
                 continue;
             }