Remove fail-fast logic for versions less than minimum supported

CLoses gh-41200

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/SpringBootPlugin.java

@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
-import org.gradle.api.GradleException;
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
-import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.gradle.dsl.SpringBootExtension;
 import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootBuildImage;
@@ -115,20 +113,11 @@ public class SpringBootPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
 	@Override
 	public void apply(Project project) {
-		verifyGradleVersion();
 		createExtension(project);
 		Configuration bootArchives = createBootArchivesConfiguration(project);
 		registerPluginActions(project, bootArchives);
 	}
 
-	private void verifyGradleVersion() {
-		GradleVersion currentVersion = GradleVersion.current();
-		if (currentVersion.compareTo(GradleVersion.version("7.5")) < 0) {
-			throw new GradleException("Spring Boot plugin requires Gradle 7.x (7.5 or later). "
-					+ "The current version is " + currentVersion);
-		}
-	}
-
 	private void createExtension(Project project) {
 		project.getExtensions().create("springBoot", SpringBootExtension.class, project);
 	}

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/SpringBootPluginIntegrationTests.java

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin;
-
-import org.gradle.testkit.runner.BuildResult;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.DisabledForJreRange;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.JRE;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
-
-import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.gradle.testkit.GradleBuild;
-import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.gradle.testkit.GradleBuildExtension;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-
-/**
- * Integration tests for {@link SpringBootPlugin}.
- *
- * @author Andy Wilkinson
- */
-@ExtendWith(GradleBuildExtension.class)
-class SpringBootPluginIntegrationTests {
-
-	final GradleBuild gradleBuild = new GradleBuild();
-
-	@Test
-	@DisabledForJreRange(min = JRE.JAVA_20)
-	void failFastWithVersionOfGradle7LowerThanRequired() {
-		BuildResult result = this.gradleBuild.gradleVersion("7.4.1").buildAndFail();
-		assertThat(result.getOutput())
-			.contains("Spring Boot plugin requires Gradle 7.x (7.5 or later). The current version is Gradle 7.4.1");
-	}
-
-}