diff --git a/tuned/daemon/controller.py b/tuned/daemon/controller.py
index 726e3a23..4510a202 100644
--- a/tuned/daemon/controller.py
+++ b/tuned/daemon/controller.py
@@ -467,10 +467,6 @@ def instance_create(self, plugin_name, instance_name, options, caller = None):
 			log.error(rets)
 			return (False, rets)
 		plugin = plugins[plugin_name]
-		if not isinstance(plugin, hotplug.Plugin):
-			rets = "Plugin '%s' does not support hotplugging or dynamic instances." % plugin.name
-			log.error(rets)
-			return (False, rets)
 		devices = options.pop("devices", None)
 		devices_udev_regex = options.pop("devices_udev_regex", None)
 		script_pre = options.pop("script_pre", None)
@@ -525,13 +521,11 @@ def instance_destroy(self, instance_name, caller = None):
 			log.error(rets)
 			return (False, rets)
 		plugin = instance.plugin
-		if not isinstance(plugin, hotplug.Plugin):
-			rets = "Plugin '%s' does not support hotplugging or dynamic instances." % plugin.name
-			log.error(rets)
-			return (False, rets)
+		has_devices = isinstance(plugin, hotplug.Plugin)
 		devices = instance.processed_devices.copy()
 		try:
-			plugin._remove_devices_nocheck(instance, devices)
+			if has_devices:
+				plugin._remove_devices_nocheck(instance, devices)
 			self._daemon._unit_manager.instances.remove(instance)
 			plugin.instance_unapply_tuning(instance)
 			plugin.destroy_instance(instance)
@@ -540,7 +534,8 @@ def instance_destroy(self, instance_name, caller = None):
 			log.error(rets)
 			return (False, rets)
 		log.info("Deleted instance '%s'" % instance_name)
-		for device in devices:
-			# _add_device() will find a suitable plugin instance
-			plugin._add_device(device)
+		if has_devices:
+			for device in devices:
+				# _add_device() will find a suitable plugin instance
+				plugin._add_device(device)
 		return (True, "OK")