diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index afdc51a4..42f5c22e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ pub extern crate base64;
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "serde"))] extern crate bincode;
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "unstable"))] extern crate test;
 
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "16")]
-compile_error!("rust-bitcoin cannot be used on 16-bit architectures");
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[macro_use]
 mod test_macros;