diff --git a/misc/build-containers/podman_build_all.sh b/misc/build-containers/podman_build_all.sh
index c70dc6718..98c77c652 100755
--- a/misc/build-containers/podman_build_all.sh
+++ b/misc/build-containers/podman_build_all.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-podman=`which podman || true`
-
-if [ -z $podman ]; then
-  echo "podman needs to be in PATH for this script to work."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 basedir=$(pwd)/
 
 cd ../..