diff --git a/phar.php b/phar.php
index fdcccae..a0d53d9 100644
--- a/phar.php
+++ b/phar.php
@@ -40,12 +40,9 @@ class Installer
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        if ((PHP_MAJOR_VERSION === 7 && PHP_MINOR_VERSION < 1) || PHP_MAJOR_VERSION < 7) {
+        if (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION < 8 || PHP_MINOR_VERSION < 1) {
             throw new \Exception('MadelineProto requires at least PHP 8.1.');
         }
-        if ((PHP_MAJOR_VERSION === 8 && PHP_MINOR_VERSION < 1) || PHP_MAJOR_VERSION === 7) {
-            trigger_error('MadelineProto requires at least PHP 8.1.');
-        }
         if (PHP_INT_SIZE < 8) {
             throw new \Exception('A 64-bit build of PHP is required to run MadelineProto, PHP 8.1 is required.');
         }
@@ -174,9 +171,6 @@ class Installer
     private static function load($release)
     {
         if ($release === null) {
-            if ((PHP_MAJOR_VERSION === 8 && PHP_MINOR_VERSION < 1) || PHP_MAJOR_VERSION === 7) {
-                throw new \Exception('MadelineProto requires at least PHP 8.1.');
-            }
             throw new \Exception('Could not download MadelineProto, please check your internet connection and PHP configuration!');
         }
         $phar = "madeline-$release.phar";