diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
index e49a446969..97f8b2a95f 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
@@ -1011,10 +1011,6 @@ static void device_destruct(mca_btl_openib_device_t *device)
 
 #if HAVE_XRC
 
-    if (!mca_btl_openib_xrc_check_api()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (MCA_BTL_XRC_ENABLED) {
         if (OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_btl_openib_close_xrc_domain(device)) {
             BTL_VERBOSE(("XRC Internal error. Failed to close xrc domain"));
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.c
index 8a837817aa..3fc0e32c29 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.c
@@ -39,29 +39,6 @@ OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(ib_address_t,
                    ib_address_constructor,
                    ib_address_destructor);
 
-/* run-time check for which libibverbs XRC API we really have underneath */
-bool mca_btl_openib_xrc_check_api()
-{
-    void *lib = dlopen(NULL, RTLD_NOW); /* current program */
-    if (!lib) {
-        BTL_ERROR(("XRC error: could not find XRC API version"));
-        return false;
-    }
-
-#if OPAL_HAVE_CONNECTX_XRC_DOMAINS
-    if (NULL != dlsym(lib, "ibv_open_xrcd")) {
-        BTL_ERROR(("XRC error: bad XRC API (require XRC from OFED 3.12+)"));
-        return false;
-    }
-#else
-    if (NULL != dlsym(lib, "ibv_create_xrc_rcv_qp")) {
-        BTL_ERROR(("XRC error: bad XRC API (require XRC from OFED pre 3.12)."));
-        return false;
-    }
-#endif
-    return true;
-}
-
 /* This func. opens XRC domain */
 int mca_btl_openib_open_xrc_domain(struct mca_btl_openib_device_t *device)
 {
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.h b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.h
index 4f537b3e8b..72e1509c1c 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_xrc.h
@@ -51,6 +51,4 @@ int mca_btl_openib_close_xrc_domain(struct mca_btl_openib_device_t *device);
 int mca_btl_openib_ib_address_add_new (uint16_t lid, uint64_t s_id,
         opal_jobid_t ep_jobid, mca_btl_openib_endpoint_t *ep);
 
-bool mca_btl_openib_xrc_check_api(void);
-
 #endif