diff --git a/run_mlflow_server.sh b/run_mlflow_server.sh
index 03a9ddf..39744b5 100755
--- a/run_mlflow_server.sh
+++ b/run_mlflow_server.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH="./mlflow/mlruns.sqlite"
 DEFAULT_ARTIFACTS_ROOT="./mlflow/"
 
-if [ ! -e "$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH" ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' "Error: '$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH' does not exist." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 mlflow server \
     --backend-store-uri="sqlite:///$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH"  \
     --default-artifacts-root="$DEFAULT_ARTIFACTS_ROOT" \