diff --git a/playlists/dynamicplaylists.cpp b/playlists/dynamicplaylists.cpp
index 07b6dce3..6a3f97c9 100644
--- a/playlists/dynamicplaylists.cpp
+++ b/playlists/dynamicplaylists.cpp
@@ -211,11 +211,6 @@ void DynamicPlaylists::start(const QString &name)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (Utils::findExe("perl").isEmpty()) {
-        emit error(tr("You need to install \"perl\" on your system in order for Cantata's dynamic mode to function."));
-        return;
-    }
-
     QString fName(Utils::dataDir(rulesDir, false)+name+constExtension);
 
     if (!QFile::exists(fName)) {