diff --git a/scripts/main.py b/scripts/main.py
index e16fb9d14..10f9d0dca 100644
--- a/scripts/main.py
+++ b/scripts/main.py
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ next_action_count = 0
 # Make a constant:
 user_input = "Determine which next command to use, and respond using the format specified above:"
 
-# raise an exception if pinecone_api_key or region is not provided
-if not cfg.pinecone_api_key or not cfg.pinecone_region: raise Exception("Please provide pinecone_api_key and pinecone_region")
 # Initialize memory and make sure it is empty.
 # this is particularly important for indexing and referencing pinecone memory
 memory = get_memory(cfg, init=True)