public function maybe_bail_if_old_tec_is_present() {
		// early check for an older version of The Events Calendar to prevent fatal error
		if ( ! class_exists( 'Tribe__Events__Main' ) ) {
			return;
		}

		if ( version_compare( Tribe__Events__Main::VERSION, $this->min_tec_version, '>=' ) ) {
			return;
		}

		$this->should_prevent_autoload_init = true;

		add_action( 'admin_notices', [ $this, 'tec_compatibility_notice' ] );
		add_action( 'network_admin_notices', [ $this, 'tec_compatibility_notice' ] );
		add_action( 'tribe_plugins_loaded', [ $this, 'remove_exts' ], 0 );
		/*
		* After common was loaded by another source (e.g. The Events Calendar) let's append this plugin source files
		* to the ones the Autoloader will search. Since we're appending them the ones registered by the plugin
		* "owning" common will be searched first.
		*/
		add_action( 'tribe_common_loaded', [ $this, 'register_plugin_autoload_paths' ] );

		// if we get in here, we need to reset the global common to TEC's version so that we don't cause a fatal
		$this->reset_common_lib_info_back_to_tec();
	}