diff --git a/AF_XDP-interaction/af_xdp_user.c b/AF_XDP-interaction/af_xdp_user.c
index b69b608..492e82d 100644
--- a/AF_XDP-interaction/af_xdp_user.c
+++ b/AF_XDP-interaction/af_xdp_user.c
@@ -143,18 +143,11 @@ struct xsk_btf_info *setup_btf_info(struct btf *btf,
 
 	err = xsk_btf__init_xdp_hint(btf, struct_name, &xbi);
 	if (err) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "WARN(%d): Cannot BTF find struct:%s\n",
+		fprintf(stderr, "WARN(%d): Cannot BTF locate valid struct:%s\n",
 			err, struct_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!xsk_btf__has_field("btf_id", xbi)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERR: %s doesn't contain member btf_id\n",
-			struct_name);
-		xsk_btf__free_xdp_hint(xbi);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	if (debug_meta)
 		printf("Setup BTF based XDP hints for struct: %s\n",
 		       struct_name);
diff --git a/AF_XDP-interaction/btf_unit_test.c b/AF_XDP-interaction/btf_unit_test.c
index 5878188..c5445e2 100644
--- a/AF_XDP-interaction/btf_unit_test.c
+++ b/AF_XDP-interaction/btf_unit_test.c
@@ -69,18 +69,11 @@ struct xsk_btf_info *setup_btf_info(struct btf *btf,
 
 	err = xsk_btf__init_xdp_hint(btf, struct_name, &xbi);
 	if (err) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "WARN(%d): Cannot BTF find struct:%s\n",
+		fprintf(stderr, "WARN(%d): Cannot BTF locate valid struct:%s\n",
 			err, struct_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!xsk_btf__has_field("btf_id", xbi)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERR: %s doesn't contain member btf_id\n",
-			struct_name);
-		xsk_btf__free_xdp_hint(xbi);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	if (verbose)
 		printf("Setup BTF based XDP hints for struct: %s\n",
 		       struct_name);