diff --git a/repmgr.c b/repmgr.c
index 2c6ac24d..e51dff53 100644
--- a/repmgr.c
+++ b/repmgr.c
@@ -254,12 +254,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		printf(_("Opening configuration file: %s\n"), runtime_options.config_file);
 
 	parse_config(runtime_options.config_file, &options);
-	if (options.node == -1)
-	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "Node information is missing. "
-		        "Check the configuration file.\n");
-		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
-	}
 
 	keywords[2] = "user";
 	values[2] = runtime_options.username;