diff --git a/nixos/common/modules/installer.nix b/nixos/common/modules/installer.nix
index d650eec3..6821482c 100644
--- a/nixos/common/modules/installer.nix
+++ b/nixos/common/modules/installer.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ let
 
 #set -euo pipefail
 
-# check if we are running in a live CD environment.
-if [ df -h | grep tmpfs | grep /$ | wc -l -ne 1 ]; then 
-    echo "ERROR!  Not in a live CD environment (/ is not tmpfs)."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 TARGET_HOST="''${1:-}"
 TARGET_USER="''${2:-albert}"