diff --git a/generate_config.sh b/generate_config.sh
index 800f0b533..de2851787 100755
--- a/generate_config.sh
+++ b/generate_config.sh
@@ -25,29 +25,10 @@ if cp --help 2>&1 | grep -q -i "busybox"; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-for bin in openssl curl docker git awk sha1sum; do
+for bin in openssl curl docker docker-compose git awk sha1sum; do
   if [[ -z $(which ${bin}) ]]; then echo "Cannot find ${bin}, exiting..."; exit 1; fi
 done
 
-echo "checking docker compose version...";
-if docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
-elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
-  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker-compose"  
-elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -e "\e[33mWARN: Your machine is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
-  echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"
-  echo -e "\e[33mPlease consider a upgrade to Docker-Compose v2.\e[0m"
-  echo
-  echo
-  echo -e "\e[33mContinuing...\e[0m"
-  sleep 3
-else
-  echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker-Compose v1 or v2 on your System. Please install Docker-Compose v2 and re-run the Script.\e[0m"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 if [ -f mailcow.conf ]; then
   read -r -p "A config file exists and will be overwritten, are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] " response
   case $response in
diff --git a/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh b/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh
index 142009540..b71d85cd5 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh
@@ -77,33 +77,13 @@ function preflight_local_checks() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  for bin in rsync docker grep cut; do
+  for bin in rsync docker docker-compose grep cut; do
     if [[ -z $(which ${bin}) ]]; then
       >&2 echo -e "\e[31mCannot find ${bin} in local PATH, exiting...\e[0m"
       exit 1
     fi
   done
 
-
-  echo "checking docker compose version...";
-  if docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2 on local machine!\e[0m"
-  elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
-  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker-compose"  
-  elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "\e[33mWARN: Your machine is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
-    echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"
-    echo -e "\e[33mPlease consider a upgrade to Docker-Compose v2.\e[0m"
-    echo
-    echo
-    echo -e "\e[33mContinuing...\e[0m"
-    sleep 3
-  else
-    echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker-Compose v1 or v2 on your System. Please install Docker-Compose v2 and re-run the Script.\e[0m"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
   if grep --help 2>&1 | head -n 1 | grep -q -i "busybox"; then
     echo -e "\e[31mBusyBox grep detected on local system, please install GNU grep\e[0m"
     exit 1
@@ -131,7 +111,7 @@ function preflight_remote_checks() {
       exit 1
   fi
 
-  for bin in rsync docker; do
+  for bin in rsync docker docker-compose; do
     if ! ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
       -i "${REMOTE_SSH_KEY}" \
       ${REMOTE_SSH_HOST} \
@@ -141,39 +121,6 @@ function preflight_remote_checks() {
         exit 1
     fi
   done
-
-  echo "checking docker compose version on remote...";
-  if ssh -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
-      -i "${REMOTE_SSH_KEY}" \
-      ${REMOTE_SSH_HOST} \
-      -p ${REMOTE_SSH_PORT} \
-     -t 'docker compose' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2 on remote!\e[0m"
-    COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"
-  elif ssh -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
-      -i "${REMOTE_SSH_KEY}" \
-      ${REMOTE_SSH_HOST} \
-      -p ${REMOTE_SSH_PORT} \
-      -t 'docker-compose version --short' | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
-    COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker-compose"
-  elif ssh -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
-      -i "${REMOTE_SSH_KEY}" \
-      ${REMOTE_SSH_HOST} \
-      -p ${REMOTE_SSH_PORT} \
-      -t 'docker-compose version --short' | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "\e[33mWARN: The remote is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
-    echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"
-    echo -e "\e[33mPlease consider a upgrade to Docker-Compose v2 on remote.\e[0m"
-    echo
-    echo
-    echo -e "\e[33mContinuing...\e[0m"
-    sleep 3
-    COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker-compose"
-  else
-    echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker-Compose v1 or v2 on the Remote Machine! Please install Docker-Compose v2 on that and re-run the script.\e[0m"
-    exit 1
-  fi
 }
 
 preflight_local_checks
diff --git a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
index 8136def33..b45fcb97d 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
@@ -76,26 +76,12 @@ else
   CMPS_PRJ=$(echo ${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME} | tr -cd "[0-9A-Za-z-_]")
 fi
 
-echo "checking docker compose version...";
-if docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
-  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"
-elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
-  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker-compose"  
-elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -e "\e[33mWARN: Your machine is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
-  echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"
-  echo -e "\e[33mPlease consider a upgrade to Docker-Compose v2.\e[0m"
-  echo
-  echo
-  echo -e "\e[33mContinuing...\e[0m"
-  sleep 3
-  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker-compose"
-else
-  echo -e "\e[31mCannot find Docker-Compose v1 or v2 on your System. Please install Docker-Compose v2 and re-run the Script.\e[0m"
-  exit 1
-fi
+for bin in docker docker-compose; do
+  if [[ -z $(which ${bin}) ]]; then
+    >&2 echo -e "\e[31mCannot find ${bin} in local PATH, exiting...\e[0m"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
 
 if grep --help 2>&1 | head -n 1 | grep -q -i "busybox"; then
   >&2 echo -e "\e[31mBusyBox grep detected on local system, please install GNU grep\e[0m"