diff --git a/.node-version-min b/.node-version-min
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d80269a4..000000000
--- a/.node-version-min
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-18.16.0
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 87f7f9ddf..5da710175 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 	"main": "./index.js",
 	"private": true,
 	"type": "module",
+	"engines": {
+		"node": ">=18.16.0"
+	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"start": "node ./built/index.js",
 		"start:test": "NODE_ENV=test node ./built/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/boot/master.ts b/packages/backend/src/boot/master.ts
index 3e149864e..2a2375725 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/boot/master.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/boot/master.ts
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@ function showNodejsVersion(): void {
 	const nodejsLogger = bootLogger.createSubLogger('nodejs');
 
 	nodejsLogger.info(`Version ${process.version} detected.`);
-
-	const minVersion = fs.readFileSync(`${_dirname}/../../../../.node-version-min`, 'utf-8').trim();
-	if (semver.lt(process.version, minVersion)) {
-		nodejsLogger.error(`At least Node.js ${minVersion} required!`);
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
 }
 
 function loadConfigBoot(): Config {