diff --git a/Modules/Platform/ADSP-Determine.cmake b/Modules/Platform/ADSP-Determine.cmake
index d5a34c5d71..1588c92687 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/ADSP-Determine.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/ADSP-Determine.cmake
@@ -24,6 +24,3 @@ endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_ADSP_ROOT)
   _find_adsp_root("/opt/analog/cces *")
 endif()
-if(NOT IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_ADSP_ROOT}")
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "ADSP: could not find CCES/VDSP++ install directory ${CMAKE_ADSP_ROOT}")
-endif()