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src/backend/distributed/cdc/Makefile

@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ SRC_DIR = $(citus_abs_top_srcdir)/$(citus_subdir)
 # List of supported based decoders. Add new decoders here.
 cdc_base_decoders :=pgoutput wal2json
 
-# wal2json is not available for PG16 yet
-pg_version := $(shell $(PG_CONFIG) --version 2>/dev/null)
-pg_whole_version := $(shell echo "$(pg_version)"| sed -e 's/^PostgreSQL \([0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{0,1\}\(.*\)/\1\2/')
-pg_major_version := $(shell echo "$(pg_whole_version)"| sed -e 's/^\([0-9]\{2\}\)\(.*\)/\1/')
-
-ifeq ($(pg_major_version),16)
-	cdc_base_decoders :=pgoutput
-endif
-
 all: build-cdc-decoders
 
 copy-decoder-files-to-build-dir: