diff --git a/api/mraa/types.h b/api/mraa/types.h
index 6d954ceca..d588119f1 100644
--- a/api/mraa/types.h
+++ b/api/mraa/types.h
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ typedef enum {
     MRAA_ERROR_NO_DATA_AVAILABLE = 9,             /**< No data available */
     MRAA_ERROR_INVALID_PLATFORM = 10,             /**< Platform not recognised */
     MRAA_ERROR_PLATFORM_NOT_INITIALISED = 11,     /**< Board information not initialised */
-    MRAA_ERROR_PLATFORM_ALREADY_INITIALISED = 0,  /**< Board is already initialised, same as MRAA_SUCESS */
     MRAA_ERROR_UART_OW_SHORTED = 12,              /**< UART OW Short Circuit Detected*/
     MRAA_ERROR_UART_OW_NO_DEVICES = 13,           /**< UART OW No devices detected */
     MRAA_ERROR_UART_OW_DATA_ERROR = 14,           /**< UART OW Data/Bus error detected */
diff --git a/api/mraa/types.hpp b/api/mraa/types.hpp
index 19feb11d4..a1c936f4f 100644
--- a/api/mraa/types.hpp
+++ b/api/mraa/types.hpp
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ typedef enum {
     ERROR_NO_DATA_AVAILABLE = 9,             /**< No data available */
     ERROR_INVALID_PLATFORM = 10,             /**< Platform not recognised */
     ERROR_PLATFORM_NOT_INITIALISED = 11,     /**< Board information not initialised */
-    ERROR_PLATFORM_ALREADY_INITIALISED = 0,  /**< Board is already initialised, same as SUCCESS */
     ERROR_UART_OW_SHORTED = 12,              /**< UART OW Short Circuit Detected*/
     ERROR_UART_OW_NO_DEVICES = 13,           /**< UART OW No devices detected */
     ERROR_UART_OW_DATA_ERROR = 14,           /**< UART OW Data/Bus error detected */
diff --git a/src/mraa.c b/src/mraa.c
index 0bfbe111a..fc0401617 100644
--- a/src/mraa.c
+++ b/src/mraa.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mraa_result_t
 imraa_init()
 {
     if (plat != NULL) {
-        return MRAA_ERROR_PLATFORM_ALREADY_INITIALISED;
+        return MRAA_SUCCESS;
     }
 
     uid_t proc_euid = geteuid();
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ mraa_result_t __attribute__((constructor))
 mraa_init()
 {
     if (plat != NULL) {
-        return MRAA_ERROR_PLATFORM_ALREADY_INITIALISED;
+        return MRAA_SUCCESS;
     } else {
         return imraa_init();
     }