diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index 9bb2177559..f123b8cb03 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -778,15 +778,6 @@ fn report_target_features() {
             error!("Your machine does not have AVX support, please rebuild from source on your machine");
             process::exit(1);
         }
-        #[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
-        {
-            if is_x86_feature_detected!("avx2") {
-                info!("AVX2 detected");
-            } else {
-                error!("Your machine does not have AVX2 support, please rebuild from source on your machine");
-                process::exit(1);
-            }
-        }
     }
 }