diff --git a/scripts/circle-test.sh b/scripts/circle-test.sh
index 8391a308f..b05fa7420 100755
--- a/scripts/circle-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/circle-test.sh
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ exit_if_fail sleep 60
 exit_if_fail go test -race ./...
 
 # Simple Integration Tests
-#   check that version was properly set
-exit_if_fail "./telegraf -version | grep $VERSION"
 #   check that one test cpu & mem output work
 tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
 ./telegraf -sample-config > $tmpdir/config.toml