diff --git a/kong/pdk/service/request.lua b/kong/pdk/service/request.lua
index 28fab489e6a4..df006db72935 100644
--- a/kong/pdk/service/request.lua
+++ b/kong/pdk/service/request.lua
@@ -89,13 +89,6 @@ local function new(self)
   -- kong.service.request.enable_buffering()
   request.enable_buffering = function()
     check_phase(access_rewrite_balancer)
-
-    if ngx.req.http_version() >= 2 then
-      error("buffered proxying cannot currently be enabled with http/" ..
-            ngx.req.http_version() .. ", please use http/1.x instead", 2)
-    end
-
-
     ngx.ctx.buffered_proxying = true
   end