diff --git a/internal/commands/build.go b/internal/commands/build.go
index d2a516b38e..4567f30b27 100644
--- a/internal/commands/build.go
+++ b/internal/commands/build.go
@@ -174,16 +174,6 @@ func validateBuildFlags(flags *BuildFlags, cfg config.Config, packClient PackCli
 		return errors.New("cache-image flag requires the publish flag")
 	}
 
-	dockerHostValid := strings.HasPrefix(flags.DockerHost, `tcp://`) ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(flags.DockerHost, `unix://`) ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(flags.DockerHost, `npipe://`) ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(flags.DockerHost, `npipe:\\`) ||
-		flags.DockerHost == "inherit" ||
-		flags.DockerHost == ""
-	if !dockerHostValid {
-		return errors.New("value of docker-host flag is not valid")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/commands/build_test.go b/internal/commands/build_test.go
index 089f091ad0..904685731a 100644
--- a/internal/commands/build_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/build_test.go
@@ -75,17 +75,7 @@ func testBuildCommand(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 				command.SetArgs([]string{"--builder", "my-builder", "image"})
 				h.AssertNil(t, command.Execute())
 			})
-
-			it("docker-host value is invalid", func() {
-				mockClient.EXPECT().
-					Build(gomock.Any(), EqBuildOptionsWithImage("my-builder", "image")).
-					Return(nil)
-
-				command.SetArgs([]string{"--builder", "my-builder", "image", "--docker-host", "@bad_val"})
-				err := command.Execute()
-				h.AssertError(t, err, "value of docker-host flag is not valid")
-			})
-
+			
 			it("builds an image with a builder short command arg", func() {
 				mockClient.EXPECT().
 					Build(gomock.Any(), EqBuildOptionsWithImage("my-builder", "image")).