diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts
index 8210d4e3..61053029 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { getUserStartupWarnings } from './userStartupWarnings.js';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
-import semver from 'semver';
 
 vi.mock('os', () => ({
   default: { homedir: vi.fn() },
@@ -19,13 +18,6 @@ vi.mock('fs/promises', () => ({
   default: { realpath: vi.fn() },
 }));
 
-vi.mock('semver', () => ({
-  default: {
-    major: vi.fn(),
-  },
-  major: vi.fn(),
-}));
-
 describe('getUserStartupWarnings', () => {
   const homeDir = '/home/user';
 
@@ -74,44 +66,6 @@ describe('getUserStartupWarnings', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  function setNodeVersionMajor(majorVersion: number) {
-    vi.mocked(semver.major).mockReturnValue(majorVersion);
-  }
-
-  describe('node version check', () => {
-    afterEach(() => {
-      setNodeVersionMajor(20);
-    });
-
-    it('should return a warning if Node.js version is less than minMajor', async () => {
-      setNodeVersionMajor(18);
-      const warnings = await getUserStartupWarnings('');
-      expect(warnings).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(warnings[0]).toContain('Node.js');
-      expect(warnings[0]).toContain('requires Node.js 20 or higher');
-    });
-
-    it('should not return a warning if Node.js version is equal to minMajor', async () => {
-      setNodeVersionMajor(20);
-      const warnings = await getUserStartupWarnings('');
-      expect(warnings).toEqual([]);
-    });
-
-    it('should not return a warning if Node.js version is greater than minMajor', async () => {
-      setNodeVersionMajor(22);
-      const warnings = await getUserStartupWarnings('');
-      expect(warnings).toEqual([]);
-    });
-
-    it('should use default minMajor=20 if not provided', async () => {
-      setNodeVersionMajor(18);
-      const warnings = await getUserStartupWarnings('');
-      expect(warnings).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(warnings[0]).toContain('Node.js');
-      expect(warnings[0]).toContain('requires Node.js 20 or higher');
-    });
-  });
-
   // // Example of how to add a new check:
   // describe('node version check', () => {
   //   // Tests for node version check would go here
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts
index ddf2300d..3d76a6e1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/userStartupWarnings.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import * as os from 'os';
-import semver from 'semver';
 
 type WarningCheck = {
   id: string;
@@ -33,23 +32,8 @@ const homeDirectoryCheck: WarningCheck = {
   },
 };
 
-const nodeVersionCheck: WarningCheck = {
-  id: 'node-version',
-  check: async (_workspaceRoot: string) => {
-    const minMajor = 20;
-    const major = semver.major(process.versions.node);
-    if (major < minMajor) {
-      return `You are using Node.js v${process.versions.node}. Gemini CLI requires Node.js ${minMajor} or higher for best results.`;
-    }
-    return null;
-  },
-};
-
 // All warning checks
-const WARNING_CHECKS: readonly WarningCheck[] = [
-  homeDirectoryCheck,
-  nodeVersionCheck,
-];
+const WARNING_CHECKS: readonly WarningCheck[] = [homeDirectoryCheck];
 
 export async function getUserStartupWarnings(
   workspaceRoot: string,