diff --git a/cluster/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckCluster.scala b/cluster/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckCluster.scala
index 54dd5d7e10..7cfbe70fbe 100644
--- a/cluster/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckCluster.scala
+++ b/cluster/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckCluster.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import com.typesafe.config.Config
 
 import org.apache.pekko
 import pekko.annotation.InternalApi
-import pekko.cluster.sbr.SplitBrainResolverProvider
 
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
@@ -27,9 +26,6 @@ import pekko.cluster.sbr.SplitBrainResolverProvider
 @InternalApi private[pekko] object JoinConfigCompatCheckCluster {
   private val DowningProviderPath = "pekko.cluster.downing-provider-class"
   private val SbrStrategyPath = "pekko.cluster.split-brain-resolver.active-strategy"
-
-  private val AkkaSbrProviderClass = classOf[SplitBrainResolverProvider].getName
-  private val LightbendSbrProviderClass = "com.lightbend.pekko.sbr.SplitBrainResolverProvider"
 }
 
 /**
@@ -45,9 +41,7 @@ final class JoinConfigCompatCheckCluster extends JoinConfigCompatChecker {
     val toCheckDowningProvider = toCheck.getString(DowningProviderPath)
     val actualDowningProvider = actualConfig.getString(DowningProviderPath)
     val downingProviderResult =
-      if (toCheckDowningProvider == actualDowningProvider || Set(toCheckDowningProvider, actualDowningProvider) == Set(
-          AkkaSbrProviderClass,
-          LightbendSbrProviderClass))
+      if (toCheckDowningProvider == actualDowningProvider)
         Valid
       else
         JoinConfigCompatChecker.checkEquality(List(DowningProviderPath), toCheck, actualConfig)
diff --git a/cluster/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckClusterSpec.scala b/cluster/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckClusterSpec.scala
index 1a32ea611f..04d11afcb1 100644
--- a/cluster/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckClusterSpec.scala
+++ b/cluster/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/cluster/JoinConfigCompatCheckClusterSpec.scala
@@ -83,20 +83,6 @@ class JoinConfigCompatCheckClusterSpec extends PekkoSpec {
       checkInitJoin(oldConfig, newConfig) should ===(Valid)
     }
 
-    "be valid when updating from Lightbend sbr" in {
-      val oldConfig =
-        ConfigFactory
-          .parseString("""
-        pekko.cluster.downing-provider-class = "com.lightbend.pekko.sbr.SplitBrainResolverProvider"
-        """)
-          .withFallback(system.settings.config)
-      val newConfig =
-        ConfigFactory.parseString("""
-        pekko.cluster.downing-provider-class = "org.apache.pekko.cluster.sbr.SplitBrainResolverProvider"
-        """).withFallback(system.settings.config)
-      checkInitJoin(oldConfig, newConfig) should ===(Valid)
-    }
-
     "be invalid when different downing-provider" in {
       val oldConfig =
         ConfigFactory.parseString("""