diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 5495bd84f..69309ca1e 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@
   tags:
     - facts
 
-- name: check for minimum kernel version
-  fail:
-    msg: >
-          docker requires a minimum kernel version of
-          {{ docker_kernel_min_version }} on
-          {{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version }}
-  when: (not ansible_os_family in ["Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk", "ClearLinux"]) and (ansible_kernel is version(docker_kernel_min_version, "<"))
-  tags:
-    - facts
-
 - name: disable unified_cgroup_hierarchy in Fedora 31+
   command: grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0"
   when:
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml
index 7de729ac8..468949f5c 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-docker_kernel_min_version: '0'
-
 # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/en_us/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/docker-basics.html
 
 docker_versioned_pkg:
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
index dc42ffafd..5338d183b 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-docker_kernel_min_version: '3.10'
-
 # https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/
 docker_versioned_pkg:
   'latest': docker-ce
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml
index 531b2c02d..1284eaacd 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-docker_kernel_min_version: '0'
-
 # https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/fedora/
 # https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/<fedora-version>/x86_64/stable/Packages/
 docker_versioned_pkg:
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml
index 338356ce9..0298da510 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-docker_kernel_min_version: '0'
-
 # https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/centos/#install-from-a-package
 # https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/<centos_version>>/x86_64/stable/Packages/
 # or do 'yum --showduplicates list docker-engine'
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml
index 0353286ca..75458fcd0 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-docker_kernel_min_version: '0'
-
 docker_package_info:
   pkg_mgr: zypper
   pkgs:
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 4050bf2a5..959378dfa 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-docker_kernel_min_version: '3.10'
-
 # https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/
 docker_versioned_pkg:
   'latest': docker-ce