diff --git a/modules/nrf_wifi/bus/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/nrf_wifi/bus/CMakeLists.txt
index f6b52407a7d8..d822cea551d8 100644
--- a/modules/nrf_wifi/bus/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/nrf_wifi/bus/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-# Check if ZEPHYR_BASE is set
-if(NOT DEFINED ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "ZEPHYR_BASE environment variable is not set. Please set it to the Zephyr base directory.")
-endif()
-
 set(NRF_WIFI_DIR ${ZEPHYR_CURRENT_MODULE_DIR})
 
 if (CONFIG_NRF70_BUSLIB)