diff --git a/cmake/Compiler-GNU.cmake b/cmake/Compiler-GNU.cmake
index 858e91134..ebba8c0bf 100644
--- a/cmake/Compiler-GNU.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Compiler-GNU.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ###################################################################################################
 # GNU Compiler
 ###################################################################################################
+if (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 8.0)
+  message (FATAL_ERROR "GCC Compiler version: ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION} not supported")
+endif ()
 
 if (OPENMP)
   set (OPENMP_FLAGS "-fopenmp")
diff --git a/cmake/Compiler-Intel.cmake b/cmake/Compiler-Intel.cmake
index 1a2c2c455..6d96ff42d 100644
--- a/cmake/Compiler-Intel.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Compiler-Intel.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ###################################################################################################
 # Intel Compiler
 ###################################################################################################
+if (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 18.0)
+  message (FATAL_ERROR "Intel Compiler version: ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION} not supported")
+endif ()
+
 if (OPENMP)
   set (OPENMP_FLAGS "-qopenmp -parallel")
 endif ()
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index 8e4369840..67c7d99da 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 !>           by DAMASK. Interpretating the command line arguments to get load case, geometry file,
 !>           and working directory.
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#define GCC_MIN 6
-#define INTEL_MIN 1700
 #define PETSC_MAJOR 3
 #define PETSC_MINOR_MIN 10
 #define PETSC_MINOR_MAX 13
@@ -50,29 +48,6 @@ contains
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine DAMASK_interface_init
 #include <petsc/finclude/petscsys.h>
-#if defined(__GFORTRAN__) &&  __GNUC__<GCC_MIN
-===================================================================================================
-   -----  WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION -----
-===================================================================================================
-===============   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A NEWER gfortran VERSION   ======================
-==================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A NEWER gfortran VERSION   ===================
-=====================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A NEWER gfortran VERSION   ================
-===================================================================================================
-   -----  WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION -----
-===================================================================================================
-#endif
-
-#if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && __INTEL_COMPILER<INTEL_MIN
-===================================================================================================
-   -----  WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION -----
-===================================================================================================
-=================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A NEWER ifort VERSION   =======================
-====================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A NEWER ifort VERSION   ====================
-=======================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A NEWER ifort VERSION   =================
-===================================================================================================
-   -----  WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION ----- WRONG COMPILER VERSION -----
-===================================================================================================
-#endif
 
 #if PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR!=3 || PETSC_VERSION_MINOR<PETSC_MINOR_MIN || PETSC_VERSION_MINOR>PETSC_MINOR_MAX
 ===================================================================================================