diff --git a/hack/init-buildx.sh b/hack/init-buildx.sh
index 87fa0251a..23b79af91 100755
--- a/hack/init-buildx.sh
+++ b/hack/init-buildx.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled
 
-if ! docker buildx 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
-  echo "buildx not available. Docker 19.03 or higher is required with experimental features enabled"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 # We can skip setup if the current builder already has multi-arch
 # AND if it isn't the docker driver, which doesn't work
 current_builder="$(docker buildx inspect)"