diff --git a/kitty/glfw.h b/kitty/glfw.h
index 0dbfb9d18..e807d2d40 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.h
+++ b/kitty/glfw.h
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#if GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR < 3 || (GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR == 3 && GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR < 2)
-#error "glfw >= 3.2 is required"
-#endif
-
-
 bool init_glfw(PyObject *m);
 
 PyObject* glfw_set_error_callback(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *callback);