diff --git a/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py b/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py
index 0e65618c..567b32dc 100644
--- a/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py
+++ b/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py
@@ -66,15 +66,6 @@ def _find_cli(self) -> str:
             if path.exists() and path.is_file():
                 return str(path)
 
-        node_installed = shutil.which("node") is not None
-
-        if not node_installed:
-            error_msg = "Claude Code requires Node.js, which is not installed.\n\n"
-            error_msg += "Install Node.js from: https://nodejs.org/\n"
-            error_msg += "\nAfter installing Node.js, install Claude Code:\n"
-            error_msg += "  npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code"
-            raise CLINotFoundError(error_msg)
-
         raise CLINotFoundError(
             "Claude Code not found. Install with:\n"
             "  npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code\n"
diff --git a/tests/test_integration.py b/tests/test_integration.py
index 1afae61b..8531c9e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ async def _test():
                 async for _ in query(prompt="test"):
                     pass
 
-            assert "Claude Code requires Node.js" in str(exc_info.value)
+            assert "Claude Code not found" in str(exc_info.value)
 
         anyio.run(_test)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_transport.py b/tests/test_transport.py
index 5a68c804..35641f61 100644
--- a/tests/test_transport.py
+++ b/tests/test_transport.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_find_cli_not_found(self):
         ):
             SubprocessCLITransport(prompt="test", options=ClaudeAgentOptions())
 
-        assert "Claude Code requires Node.js" in str(exc_info.value)
+        assert "Claude Code not found" in str(exc_info.value)
 
     def test_build_command_basic(self):
         """Test building basic CLI command."""