diff --git a/fly/cmd/fly/main.go b/fly/cmd/fly/main.go
index e3ac9054..cebb1b15 100644
--- a/fly/cmd/fly/main.go
+++ b/fly/cmd/fly/main.go
@@ -143,16 +143,6 @@ func verifyEnvVar(key string) string {
 func main() {
 	loadEnvVars()
 
-	if credentialsFile == "" {
-		log.Fatalf("gcpCredentialsFile must be specified")
-	}
-	if rpcUrl == "" {
-		log.Fatalf("rpcUrl must be specified")
-	}
-	if coreBridgeAddr == "" {
-		log.Fatalf("coreBridgeAddr must be specified")
-	}
-
 	lvl, err := ipfslog.LevelFromString(logLevel)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Invalid log level")