diff --git a/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs b/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
index 5283090e66..378b0ef721 100644
--- a/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
     private readonly ICurrentContext _currentContext;
     private readonly ILogger<CiphersController> _logger;
     private readonly GlobalSettings _globalSettings;
-    private readonly Version _cipherKeyEncryptionMinimumVersion = new Version(Constants.CipherKeyEncryptionMinimumVersion);
     private readonly IFeatureService _featureService;
     private readonly IOrganizationCiphersQuery _organizationCiphersQuery;
     private readonly IApplicationCacheService _applicationCacheService;
@@ -199,7 +198,6 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
             throw new NotFoundException();
         }
 
-        ValidateClientVersionForItemLevelEncryptionSupport(cipher);
         ValidateClientVersionForFido2CredentialSupport(cipher);
 
         var collectionIds = (await _collectionCipherRepository.GetManyByUserIdCipherIdAsync(userId, id)).Select(c => c.CollectionId).ToList();
@@ -224,7 +222,6 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
         var userId = _userService.GetProperUserId(User).Value;
         var cipher = await _cipherRepository.GetOrganizationDetailsByIdAsync(id);
 
-        ValidateClientVersionForItemLevelEncryptionSupport(cipher);
         ValidateClientVersionForFido2CredentialSupport(cipher);
 
         if (cipher == null || !cipher.OrganizationId.HasValue ||
@@ -590,7 +587,6 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
             throw new NotFoundException();
         }
 
-        ValidateClientVersionForItemLevelEncryptionSupport(cipher);
         ValidateClientVersionForFido2CredentialSupport(cipher);
 
         var original = cipher.Clone();
@@ -939,7 +935,6 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
 
             var existingCipher = ciphersDict[cipher.Id.Value];
 
-            ValidateClientVersionForItemLevelEncryptionSupport(existingCipher);
             ValidateClientVersionForFido2CredentialSupport(existingCipher);
 
             shareCiphers.Add((cipher.ToCipher(existingCipher), cipher.LastKnownRevisionDate));
@@ -994,8 +989,6 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
             throw new NotFoundException();
         }
 
-        ValidateClientVersionForItemLevelEncryptionSupport(cipher);
-
         if (request.FileSize > CipherService.MAX_FILE_SIZE)
         {
             throw new BadRequestException($"Max file size is {CipherService.MAX_FILE_SIZE_READABLE}.");
@@ -1213,14 +1206,6 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
         }
     }
 
-    private void ValidateClientVersionForItemLevelEncryptionSupport(Cipher cipher)
-    {
-        if (cipher.Key != null && _currentContext.ClientVersion < _cipherKeyEncryptionMinimumVersion)
-        {
-            throw new BadRequestException("Cannot edit item. Update to the latest version of Bitwarden and try again.");
-        }
-    }
-
     private void ValidateClientVersionForFido2CredentialSupport(Cipher cipher)
     {
         if (cipher.Type == Core.Vault.Enums.CipherType.Login)
diff --git a/src/Core/Constants.cs b/src/Core/Constants.cs
index a62c839e5c..7f4fa85541 100644
--- a/src/Core/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Constants.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ public static class Constants
 
     public const string Fido2KeyCipherMinimumVersion = "2023.10.0";
 
-    public const string CipherKeyEncryptionMinimumVersion = "2024.2.0";
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Used by IdentityServer to identify our own provider.
     /// </summary>