diff --git a/bin/ruby-build b/bin/ruby-build
index 8094044571..0a3272ddb9 100755
--- a/bin/ruby-build
+++ b/bin/ruby-build
@@ -729,14 +729,6 @@ fix_jruby_shebangs() {
 }
 
 build_package_truffleruby() {
-  if ! opt --version &>/dev/null; then
-    echo ""
-    echo "TruffleRuby requires LLVM to be installed to run native extensions."
-    echo "For more details and for setup instructions for your system, please see:"
-    echo "https://github.com/oracle/truffleruby/blob/master/doc/user/installing-llvm.md"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
   build_package_copy
 
   cd "${PREFIX_PATH}"
diff --git a/test/build.bats b/test/build.bats
index c263bed3b5..afe5551042 100755
--- a/test/build.bats
+++ b/test/build.bats
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ DEF
 echo Running post-install hook
 OUT
   cached_tarball "truffleruby-test" bin/truffleruby
-  stub opt true
 
   run_inline_definition <<DEF
 install_package "truffleruby-test" "URL" truffleruby
@@ -648,20 +647,6 @@ DEF
   assert_output_contains "Running post-install hook"
 }
 
-@test "TruffleRuby LLVM missing" {
-  executable "${RUBY_BUILD_CACHE_PATH}/truffleruby-test/lib/truffle/post_install_hook.sh" <<OUT
-echo Running post-install hook
-OUT
-  cached_tarball "truffleruby-test" bin/truffleruby
-  stub opt false
-
-  run_inline_definition <<DEF
-install_package "truffleruby-test" "URL" truffleruby
-DEF
-  assert_failure
-  assert_output_contains "TruffleRuby requires LLVM to be installed to run native extensions."
-}
-
 @test "non-writable TMPDIR aborts build" {
   export TMPDIR="${TMP}/build"
   mkdir -p "$TMPDIR"