diff --git a/src/oracledb.go b/src/oracledb.go
index 181fd76..053742a 100644
--- a/src/oracledb.go
+++ b/src/oracledb.go
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ func main() {
 	i, err := integration.New(integrationName, integrationVersion, integration.Args(&args))
 	exitOnErr(err)
 
-	if oracleHome := os.Getenv("ORACLE_HOME"); oracleHome == "" {
-		log.Error("Required argument oracle_home is unset")
-	}
-
 	// parse tablespace whitelist
 	err = parseTablespaceWhitelist()
 	exitOnErr(err)