diff --git a/docker/images/n8n/README.md b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
index 8ca02b1e23..ed82621f11 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n/README.md
+++ b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ To use it simply start n8n with `--tunnel`
 ```
 docker run -it --rm \
   --name n8n \
-  --init \
   -p 5678:5678 \
   -v ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n \
   n8nio/n8n \
diff --git a/packages/cli/commands/start.ts b/packages/cli/commands/start.ts
index e4297eb380..a81f684f24 100644
--- a/packages/cli/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/commands/start.ts
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@ export class Start extends Command {
 
 		const { flags } = this.parse(Start);
 
-		if (process.pid === 1) {
-			this.error(`The n8n node process should not run as process with ID 1 because that will cause
-problems with shutting everything down correctly. If started with docker use the
-flag "--init" to fix this problem!`);
-			return;
-		}
-
 		// Wrap that the process does not close but we can still use async
 		(async () => {
 			try {