--- a/script/update.py
+++ b/script/update.py
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ SOURCE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 def main():
   os.chdir(SOURCE_ROOT)
-
-  if PLATFORM != 'win32' and platform.architecture()[0] != '64bit':
-    print 'Electron is required to be built on a 64bit machine'
-    return 1
-
   update_external_binaries()
   return update_gyp()