diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d7736899..d534068e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ set_package_properties(QuotientQt6 PROPERTIES
     PURPOSE "Talk with matrix server"
 )
 
-if (NOT TARGET Olm::Olm)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "NeoChat requires Quotient with the E2EE feature enabled")
-endif()
-
-
 find_package(cmark)
 set_package_properties(cmark PROPERTIES
     TYPE REQUIRED