diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java
index 05daa7f5fdb25..1c124ea2039ac 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import io.quarkus.deployment.pkg.builditem.OutputTargetBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.steps.MainClassBuildStep;
 import io.quarkus.runtime.LaunchMode;
-import io.quarkus.runtime.util.JavaVersionUtil;
 import io.quarkus.utilities.JavaBinFinder;
 
 public class AppCDSBuildStep {
@@ -306,10 +305,6 @@ public boolean getAsBoolean() {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (!JavaVersionUtil.isJava11OrHigher()) {
-                log.warn("AppCDS can only be used with Java 11+.");
-                return false;
-            }
             return true;
         }
     }