diff --git a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_cache.py b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_cache.py
index 6f08486a8..6a05d4608 100755
--- a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_cache.py
+++ b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_cache.py
@@ -1,123 +1,120 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #
 
 import sys
 import json
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
 from os import getcwd
 from os import makedirs
 from os.path import join
 from os.path import abspath
 from os.path import dirname
 from os.path import basename
 from xmltodict import parse
 
 _here = dirname(__file__)
 
 sys.path.append(join(_here, '..'))
 from configtree import reference_tree_to_json, ConfigTreeError
 
 xml_cache_json = 'xml_cache.json'
 xml_tmp = join('/tmp', xml_cache_json)
 pkg_cache = abspath(join(_here, 'pkg_cache'))
 ref_cache = abspath(join(_here, 'cache.py'))
 
 node_data_fields = ("node_type", "multi", "valueless", "default_value")
 
 def trim_node_data(cache: dict):
     for k in list(cache):
         if k == "node_data":
             for l in list(cache[k]):
                 if l not in node_data_fields:
                     del cache[k][l]
         else:
             if isinstance(cache[k], dict):
                 trim_node_data(cache[k])
 
 def non_trivial(s):
     if not s:
         raise ArgumentTypeError("Argument must be non empty string")
-    if s == 'vyos-1x' and basename(getcwd()) != 'vyos-1x':
-        # builds outside of vyos-1x must specify package name
-        raise ArgumentTypeError("Specify package name")
     return s
 
 def main():
     parser = ArgumentParser(description='generate and save dict from xml defintions')
     parser.add_argument('--xml-dir', type=str, required=True,
                         help='transcluded xml interface-definition directory')
     parser.add_argument('--package-name', type=non_trivial, default='vyos-1x',
                         help='name of current package')
     parser.add_argument('--output-path', help='path to generated cache')
     args = vars(parser.parse_args())
 
     xml_dir = abspath(args['xml_dir'])
     pkg_name = args['package_name'].replace('-','_')
     cache_name = pkg_name + '_cache.py'
     out_path = args['output_path']
     path = out_path if out_path is not None else pkg_cache
     xml_cache = abspath(join(path, cache_name))
 
     try:
         reference_tree_to_json(xml_dir, xml_tmp)
     except ConfigTreeError as e:
         print(e)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     with open(xml_tmp) as f:
         d = json.loads(f.read())
 
     trim_node_data(d)
 
     syntax_version = join(xml_dir, 'xml-component-version.xml')
     try:
         with open(syntax_version) as f:
             component = f.read()
     except FileNotFoundError:
         if pkg_name != 'vyos_1x':
             component = ''
         else:
             print("\nWARNING: missing xml-component-version.xml\n")
             sys.exit(1)
 
     if component:
         parsed = parse(component)
     else:
         parsed = None
     version = {}
     # addon package definitions may have empty (== 0) version info
     if parsed is not None and parsed['interfaceDefinition'] is not None:
         converted = parsed['interfaceDefinition']['syntaxVersion']
         if not isinstance(converted, list):
             converted = [converted]
         for i in converted:
             tmp = {i['@component']: i['@version']}
             version |= tmp
 
     version = {"component_version": version}
 
     d |= version
 
     with open(xml_cache, 'w') as f:
         f.write(f'reference = {str(d)}')
 
     print(cache_name)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()