diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/pacman.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/pacman.py
index 419def43a7..a81f6801ff 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/pacman.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/pacman.py
@@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ def main():
 
     pacman_path = module.get_bin_path('pacman', True)
 
-    if not os.path.exists(pacman_path):
-        module.fail_json(msg="cannot find pacman, in path %s" % (pacman_path))
-
     p = module.params
 
     # normalize the state parameter