diff --git a/src/pybind/CMakeLists.txt b/src/pybind/CMakeLists.txt
index c996cd9402..f99765702b 100644
--- a/src/pybind/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/pybind/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ foreach(python_version ${py_vers})
 endforeach()
 
 if(WITH_MGR)
-  if(NOT WITH_PYTHON2 AND MGR_PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 2)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "mgr plugins require python2 binding")
-  elseif(NOT WITH_PYTHON3 AND MGR_PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 3)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "mgr plugins require python3 binding")
-  endif()
   # Location needs to match default setting for mgr_module_path, currently:
   # OPTION(mgr_module_path, OPT_STR, CEPH_PKGLIBDIR "/mgr")
   install(DIRECTORY
