diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13c32fa..5cdafe4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to the Zlux App Server package will be documented in this fi
 
 ## v2.17.0
 - Enhancement: app-server can now use Zowe's standardized and simplified AT-TLS configuration simply by toggling `zowe.network.server.tls.attls: true` or `components.app-server.zowe.network.server.tls.attls: true`. If you wish to control client tls separately from server tls, you can also use `zowe.network.client.tls.attls` or `components.app-server.zowe.network.client.tls.attls`. (#300)
+- Enhancement: Remove dns check specific to node 14 and below to reduce startup time. Node 14 has not been supported since september 2023. (#304)
 
 ## v2.16.0
 - Bugfix: Removed message saying node not found prior to discovery of node. Now, you will only get an error message if node is not found after lookup in NODE_HOME.
diff --git a/bin/start.sh b/bin/start.sh
index c8d5510..6c24f83 100755
--- a/bin/start.sh
+++ b/bin/start.sh
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ if [ "$ZWE_components_app_server_dns_lookupOrder" = "ipv6" ]; then
   ZLUX_DNS_ORDER="--dns-result-order=verbatim"
 fi
 
-# not all versions of node support the above (14.18+ generally) so we can just try it to see what happens.
-v4_check=$(${NODE_BIN} ${ZLUX_DNS_ORDER} -e "console.log('success');")
-if [ "${v4_check}" != "success" ]; then
-  ZLUX_DNS_ORDER=
-fi
-
 if [ -z "${ZWED_FLAGS}" ]; then
   ZWED_FLAGS="${ZLUX_DNS_ORDER} --harmony "
 fi