diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseAutoConfiguration.java
index c8d1aaf972..1d3df0dc08 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.liquibase;
 
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
-import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
@@ -43,13 +42,11 @@ import org.springframework.boot.jdbc.DataSourceBuilder;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
-import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.NamedParameterJdbcOperations;
 import org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration} for Liquibase.
@@ -103,15 +100,6 @@ public class LiquibaseAutoConfiguration {
 			this.liquibaseDataSource = liquibaseDataSource.getIfAvailable();
 		}
 
-		@PostConstruct
-		public void checkChangelogExists() {
-			if (this.properties.isCheckChangeLogLocation()) {
-				Resource resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(this.properties.getChangeLog());
-				Assert.state(resource.exists(), () -> "Cannot find changelog location: " + resource
-						+ " (please add changelog or check your Liquibase " + "configuration)");
-			}
-		}
-
 		@Bean
 		public SpringLiquibase liquibase() {
 			SpringLiquibase liquibase = createSpringLiquibase();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseProperties.java
index 6eebb4abac..2fe7fdf4e9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/liquibase/LiquibaseProperties.java
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ public class LiquibaseProperties {
 	 */
 	private String changeLog = "classpath:/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.yaml";
 
-	/**
-	 * Whether to check that the change log location exists.
-	 */
-	private boolean checkChangeLogLocation = true;
-
 	/**
 	 * Comma-separated list of runtime contexts to use.
 	 */
@@ -128,14 +123,6 @@ public class LiquibaseProperties {
 		this.changeLog = changeLog;
 	}
 
-	public boolean isCheckChangeLogLocation() {
-		return this.checkChangeLogLocation;
-	}
-
-	public void setCheckChangeLogLocation(boolean checkChangeLogLocation) {
-		this.checkChangeLogLocation = checkChangeLogLocation;
-	}
-
 	public String getContexts() {
 		return this.contexts;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 5a4d213077..25a25a02b0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@
       "description": "Check the change log location exists.",
       "defaultValue": true,
       "deprecation": {
-        "replacement": "spring.liquibase.check-change-log-location",
+        "reason": "Liquibase has it's own check that checks if the change log location exists making this property redundant.",
         "level": "error"
       }
     },
@@ -1875,6 +1875,16 @@
         "level": "error"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "spring.liquibase.check-change-log-location",
+      "type": "java.lang.Boolean",
+      "description": "Check the change log location exists.",
+      "defaultValue": true,
+      "deprecation": {
+        "reason": "Liquibase has it's own check that checks if the change log location exists making this property redundant.",
+        "level": "error"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "spring.messages.cache-seconds",
       "type": "java.lang.Integer",
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index 6dc8d0ef16..a78fd45b4f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ content into your application. Rather, pick only the properties that you need.
 
 	# LIQUIBASE ({sc-spring-boot-autoconfigure}/liquibase/LiquibaseProperties.{sc-ext}[LiquibaseProperties])
 	spring.liquibase.change-log=classpath:/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.yaml # Change log configuration path.
-	spring.liquibase.check-change-log-location=true # Whether to check that the change log location exists.
 	spring.liquibase.contexts= # Comma-separated list of runtime contexts to use.
 	spring.liquibase.database-change-log-lock-table=DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK # Name of table to use for tracking concurrent Liquibase usage.
 	spring.liquibase.database-change-log-table=DATABASECHANGELOG # Name of table to use for tracking change history.