diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_compile.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_compile.py
index 918a58c65..1609971e0 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_compile.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_compile.py
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ def main():
         arguments = parse_arguments(args.arguments)
         argument_mgr = ProcessArgumentManager(arguments)
         exp_inst = exp((device_mgr, dataset_mgr, argument_mgr, {}))
-        argument_mgr.check_unprocessed_arguments()
-
 
         if not hasattr(exp.run, "artiq_embedded"):
             raise ValueError("Experiment entry point must be a kernel")
diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py
index c3d548c26..21baf3f05 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py
@@ -184,9 +184,7 @@ def _build_experiment(device_mgr, dataset_mgr, args):
         "arguments": arguments
     }
     device_mgr.virtual_devices["scheduler"].expid = expid
-    exp_inst = get_experiment(module, args.class_name)(managers)
-    argument_mgr.check_unprocessed_arguments()
-    return exp_inst
+    return get_experiment(module, args.class_name)(managers)
 
 
 def run(with_file=False):
diff --git a/artiq/master/worker_impl.py b/artiq/master/worker_impl.py
index 45c7308c0..33d34ddf8 100644
--- a/artiq/master/worker_impl.py
+++ b/artiq/master/worker_impl.py
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ def main():
                 os.chdir(dirname)
                 argument_mgr = ProcessArgumentManager(expid["arguments"])
                 exp_inst = exp((device_mgr, dataset_mgr, argument_mgr, {}))
-                argument_mgr.check_unprocessed_arguments()
                 put_completed()
             elif action == "prepare":
                 exp_inst.prepare()