diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/ManagedNode.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/ManagedNode.java
index 14da14b78..dcdb9ebd4 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/ManagedNode.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/ManagedNode.java
@@ -40,17 +40,6 @@ synchronized ManagedChannel getChannel() {
             return channel;
         }
 
-        var packageBuilder = ManagedChannelBuilder.forTarget("");
-
-        var packageVersion = packageBuilder.getClass().getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
-        var packageVersionParts = packageVersion.split("\\.", 3);
-        var packageVersionMajor = Integer.parseInt(packageVersionParts[0]);
-        var packageVersionMinor = Integer.parseInt(packageVersionParts[1]);
-
-        if ((packageVersionMajor < 1) || (packageVersionMajor == 1 && packageVersionMinor < 40)) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("gRPC version should be at least 1.40.0");
-        }
-
         ManagedChannelBuilder<?> channelBuilder;
 
         if (address.startsWith(IN_PROCESS)) {