diff --git a/polyglotdb/pgdb.py b/polyglotdb/pgdb.py
index c0d5f46..5f8b5a9 100644
--- a/polyglotdb/pgdb.py
+++ b/polyglotdb/pgdb.py
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ def status(name):
 
 
 def main():
-    if 'CONDA_PREFIX' not in os.environ:
-        print('Conda environment not detected. Please ensure you are running under a conda environment')
-        sys.exit(1)
     global CONFIG_DIR
     CONFIG_DIR = os.environ.get('PGDB_HOME', os.path.expanduser('~/.pgdb'))