diff --git a/tools/marvin/setup.py b/tools/marvin/setup.py
index f0de384bfea..fea53d07f8a 100644
--- a/tools/marvin/setup.py
+++ b/tools/marvin/setup.py
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ from setuptools import setup
 from sys import version
 import sys
 
-if version < "2.7":
-    print "Marvin needs at least python 2.7, found : \n%s"%version
-    sys.exit(1)
-
 setup(name="Marvin",
       version="0.1.0",
       description="Marvin - Python client for testing cloudstack",