diff --git a/launch-dedicated.sh b/launch-dedicated.sh
index d0e92ac..407befc 100755
--- a/launch-dedicated.sh
+++ b/launch-dedicated.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #  Read the file to see which settings you can override
 
 set -e
-command -v make >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The OpenRA mod template requires make."; exit 1; }
 command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The OpenRA mod template requires python."; exit 1; }
 command -v mono >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The OpenRA mod template requires mono."; exit 1; }
 
diff --git a/launch-game.sh b/launch-game.sh
index a9f2d4a..2bc27ec 100755
--- a/launch-game.sh
+++ b/launch-game.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
-command -v make >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The OpenRA mod template requires make."; exit 1; }
 command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The OpenRA mod template requires python."; exit 1; }
 command -v mono >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The OpenRA mod template requires mono."; exit 1; }