diff --git a/libpod/util_linux.go b/libpod/util_linux.go
index a6f4d1e7bf..f264d79695 100644
--- a/libpod/util_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/util_linux.go
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func cgroupExist(path string) bool {
-	cgroupv2, _ := cgroups.IsCgroup2UnifiedMode()
-	var fullPath string
-	if cgroupv2 {
-		fullPath = filepath.Join("/sys/fs/cgroup", path)
-	} else {
-		fullPath = filepath.Join("/sys/fs/cgroup/memory", path)
-	}
+	fullPath := filepath.Join("/sys/fs/cgroup", path)
 	return fileutils.Exists(fullPath) == nil
 }