diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/hooks/hooks.php b/apps/files_encryption/hooks/hooks.php
index d40e6b3d124ca7d5cbde4d383989206f487d8147..a6b7555b3768f88d28b915ec13e7c12a7ae8c655 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/hooks/hooks.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/hooks/hooks.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Hooks {
 			//check if all requirements are met
 			if (!Helper::checkRequirements() || !Helper::checkConfiguration()) {
 				$error_msg = $l->t("Missing requirements.");
-				$hint = $l->t('Please make sure that PHP 5.3.3 or newer is installed and that OpenSSL together with the PHP extension is enabled and configured properly. For now, the encryption app has been disabled.');
+				$hint = $l->t('Please make sure that OpenSSL together with the PHP extension is enabled and configured properly. For now, the encryption app has been disabled.');
 				\OC_App::disable('files_encryption');
 				\OCP\Util::writeLog('Encryption library', $error_msg . ' ' . $hint, \OCP\Util::ERROR);
 				\OCP\Template::printErrorPage($error_msg, $hint);
diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/lib/helper.php b/apps/files_encryption/lib/helper.php
index 5ea2d0fc07243fbea4cf2833643cfd7478cb639a..34deb11279870357cd5d09b702e14e42fba5bc91 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/lib/helper.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/lib/helper.php
@@ -392,14 +392,10 @@ class Helper {
 	 * @return bool true if requirements are met
 	 */
 	public static function checkRequirements() {
-		$result = true;
 
 		//openssl extension needs to be loaded
-		$result &= extension_loaded("openssl");
-		// we need php >= 5.3.3
-		$result &= version_compare(phpversion(), '5.3.3', '>=');
+		return extension_loaded("openssl");
 
-		return (bool) $result;
 	}
 
 	/**