diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
index dfdedefca5..f4133dbde3 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine init myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: completion.AutocompleteNone,
-		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
index d23dbbbde0..134a081ab8 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ var (
 		ValidArgsFunction: completion.AutocompleteNone,
 		Example: `podman machine list,
   podman machine ls`,
-		PreRunE: noAarch64,
 	}
 	listFlag = listFlagType{}
 )
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
index 848a0715ed..b059afc38d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 package machine
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
@@ -18,18 +16,6 @@ var (
 	noOp = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
-	// noAarch64 temporarily disables arm64 support on
-	// Apple Silicon
-	noAarch64 = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
-			if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
-				return errors.New("due to missing upstream patches, Apple Silicon is not capable of running Podman machine yet")
-			}
-			return errors.New("no aarch64 images are available at this time")
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// Command: podman _machine_
 	machineCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:                "machine",
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go b/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
index a175a73884..02e3dfeb8e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine rm myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachine,
-		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go b/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
index 07666e4448..b52a48fafc 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var (
 		Example: `podman machine ssh myvm
   podman machine ssh myvm echo hello`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachineSSH,
-		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/start.go b/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
index ebbfd263e2..f8f0eed09e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine start myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachine,
-		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go b/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
index ff99bdef3b..2d5aa7b959 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine stop myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachine,
-		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )