diff --git a/hack/make/.integration-daemon-start b/hack/make/.integration-daemon-start
index 503425ae2e..72d96f1114 100644
--- a/hack/make/.integration-daemon-start
+++ b/hack/make/.integration-daemon-start
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ if [ "$DOCKER_EXPERIMENTAL" ]; then
 fi
 
 dockerd="dockerd"
-if [ -f "/sys/fs/cgroup/cgroup.controllers" ]; then
-	if [ -z "$TEST_IGNORE_CGROUP_CHECK" ] && [ -z "$TEST_SKIP_INTEGRATION_CLI" ]; then
-		echo >&2 '# cgroup v2 requires TEST_SKIP_INTEGRATION_CLI to be set'
-		exit 1
-	fi
-fi
 
 if [ -n "$DOCKER_ROOTLESS" ]; then
 	if [ -z "$TEST_SKIP_INTEGRATION_CLI" ]; then