diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 167818f6068..e1c0e26cb3a 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -7,16 +7,9 @@ MAKEFLAGS += --no-builtin-rule
 
 include docs.mk
 
-PRECHECK :=
-ifneq ($(filter oneshell,$(.FEATURES)),)
-else
-$(error This Makefile requires GNU Make version 4 or higher)
-endif
-
 .PHONY: sources/panels-visualizations/query-transform-data/transform-data/index.md
 sources/panels-visualizations/query-transform-data/transform-data/index.md: ## Generate the Transform Data page source.
 sources/panels-visualizations/query-transform-data/transform-data/index.md:
-	@$(PRECHECK)
 	cd $(CURDIR)/..
 	npx tsc ./scripts/docs/generate-transformations.ts
 	node ./scripts/docs/generate-transformations.js > $(CURDIR)/$@