diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0a40c47c9..91a899494 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ project('rhythmbox', 'c',
   meson_version: '>= 0.59.0',
   default_options: ['c_std=gnu89'])
 
-if meson.version().version_compare('> 0.62.0')
-      error('unsupported version of meson, please use 0.62')
-endif
-
 gnome = import('gnome')
 i18n = import('i18n')
 pkg = import('pkgconfig')