diff --git a/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py b/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py
index 30bfcb7fd7396..61f5f9e393f94 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/docker/operators/docker.py
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.privileged = privileged
         self.cap_add = cap_add
         self.extra_hosts = extra_hosts
-        if kwargs.get('xcom_push') is not None:
-            raise AirflowException("'xcom_push' was deprecated, use 'BaseOperator.do_xcom_push' instead")
 
         self.cli = None
         self.container = None