diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index edf48e1633e4f5a318d7e6c8164ee11a307b8d53..5676cc10c3264700b3d9662bf16d5f7dbbe75f18 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -253,17 +253,6 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 				})
 			}
 		}
-
-		if existing.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime == "crio" {
-			// Stop and start again if it's crio because it's broken above v1.17.3
-			out.WarningT("Due to issues with CRI-O post v1.17.3, we need to restart your cluster.")
-			out.WarningT("See details at https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/8861")
-			stopProfile(existing.Name)
-			starter, err = provisionWithDriver(cmd, ds, existing)
-			if err != nil {
-				exitGuestProvision(err)
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	kubeconfig, err := startWithDriver(cmd, starter, existing)