diff --git a/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/service_checks.yml b/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/service_checks.yml
index eb48c13fdfcc62f2a6ed2c6410406727dca43703..acd1524c0937317db7a21044d28375d5f2920516 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/service_checks.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/service_checks.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@
   register: result
   failed_when: result | failed
                or (result.stdout | from_yaml).Server.Version | regex_replace('(\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+).*', '\\1') | version_compare(docker_version_min, '<')
-               or (result.stdout | from_yaml).Server.Version | regex_replace('(\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+).*', '\\1') | version_compare(docker_version_max, '>')
diff --git a/ansible/roles/prechecks/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/prechecks/vars/main.yml
index 748ebd9ec2a2a2bd9b8adc527bbcbfcb95dc63d6..d2272d6af659d52f95de25d6c5084cc9081c76e2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/prechecks/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/prechecks/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 docker_version_min: '1.6.0'
-docker_version_max: '1.8.2'
 docker_py_version_min: '1.2.0'