diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 113ec61655a..ef246dd7c34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -898,11 +898,6 @@ set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_CYCLES        OFF)
 set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_DRACO         OFF)
 set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_MOD_FLUID     OFF)
 
-if(WITH_DRACO AND NOT WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL)
-  message(STATUS "WITH_DRACO requires WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL to be ON, disabling WITH_DRACO for now")
-  set(WITH_DRACO OFF)
-endif()
-
 # enable boost for cycles, audaspace or i18n
 # otherwise if the user disabled