diff --git a/projects/activitypub_relay/src/python/relay/__main__.py b/projects/activitypub_relay/src/python/relay/__main__.py
index 0ea2655..b5c2998 100644
--- a/projects/activitypub_relay/src/python/relay/__main__.py
+++ b/projects/activitypub_relay/src/python/relay/__main__.py
@@ -387,22 +387,6 @@ def relay_run(obj: Application):
             'Relay is not set up. Please edit your relay config or run "activityrelay setup".'
         )
 
-    vers_split = platform.python_version().split(".")
-    pip_command = "pip3 uninstall pycrypto && pip3 install pycryptodome"
-
-    if Crypto.__version__ == "2.6.1":
-        if int(vers_split[1]) > 7:
-            click.echo(
-                "Error: PyCrypto is broken on Python 3.8+. Please replace it with pycryptodome before running again. Exiting..."
-            )
-            return click.echo(pip_command)
-
-        else:
-            click.echo(
-                "Warning: PyCrypto is old and should be replaced with pycryptodome"
-            )
-            return click.echo(pip_command)
-
     if not misc.check_open_port(obj.config.listen, obj.config.port):
         return click.echo(
             f"Error: A server is already running on port {obj.config.port}"