diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/56012-docker_container-oom-version.yml b/changelogs/fragments/56012-docker_container-oom-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..964958c93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/56012-docker_container-oom-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_container - ``oom_killer`` and ``oom_score_adj`` options are available since docker-py 1.8.0, not 2.0.0 as assumed by the version check."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
index b783ce5a77..bd9ce30299 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
@@ -2844,8 +2844,7 @@ class AnsibleDockerClientContainer(AnsibleDockerClient):
             dns_opts=dict(docker_api_version='1.21', docker_py_version='1.10.0'),
             ipc_mode=dict(docker_api_version='1.25'),
             mac_address=dict(docker_api_version='1.25'),
-            oom_killer=dict(docker_py_version='2.0.0'),
-            oom_score_adj=dict(docker_api_version='1.22', docker_py_version='2.0.0'),
+            oom_score_adj=dict(docker_api_version='1.22'),
             shm_size=dict(docker_api_version='1.22'),
             stop_signal=dict(docker_api_version='1.21'),
             tmpfs=dict(docker_api_version='1.22'),
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/docker_container/tasks/tests/options.yml b/test/integration/targets/docker_container/tasks/tests/options.yml
index 41e954d79a..cb3c901657 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/docker_container/tasks/tests/options.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/docker_container/tasks/tests/options.yml
@@ -2438,7 +2438,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     oom_killer: yes
     state: started
   register: oom_killer_1
-  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: oom_killer (idempotency)
   docker_container:
@@ -2448,7 +2447,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     oom_killer: yes
     state: started
   register: oom_killer_2
-  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: oom_killer (change)
   docker_container:
@@ -2459,7 +2457,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     state: started
     force_kill: yes
   register: oom_killer_3
-  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: cleanup
   docker_container:
@@ -2473,12 +2470,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     - oom_killer_1 is changed
     - oom_killer_2 is not changed
     - oom_killer_3 is changed
-  when: docker_py_version is version('2.0.0', '>=')
-- assert:
-    that:
-    - oom_killer_1 is failed
-    - "('version is ' ~ docker_py_version ~'. Minimum version required is 2.0.0') in oom_killer_1.msg"
-  when: docker_py_version is version('2.0.0', '<')
 
 ####################################################################
 ## oom_score_adj ###################################################
@@ -2492,7 +2483,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     oom_score_adj: 5
     state: started
   register: oom_score_adj_1
-  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: oom_score_adj (idempotency)
   docker_container:
@@ -2502,7 +2492,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     oom_score_adj: 5
     state: started
   register: oom_score_adj_2
-  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: oom_score_adj (change)
   docker_container:
@@ -2513,7 +2502,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     state: started
     force_kill: yes
   register: oom_score_adj_3
-  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: cleanup
   docker_container:
@@ -2527,12 +2515,6 @@ avoid such warnings, please quote the value.' in log_options_2.warnings"
     - oom_score_adj_1 is changed
     - oom_score_adj_2 is not changed
     - oom_score_adj_3 is changed
-  when: docker_py_version is version('2.0.0', '>=')
-- assert:
-    that:
-    - oom_score_adj_1 is failed
-    - "('version is ' ~ docker_py_version ~'. Minimum version required is 2.0.0') in oom_score_adj_1.msg"
-  when: docker_py_version is version('2.0.0', '<')
 
 ####################################################################
 ## output_logs #####################################################