1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/entropy.c b/entropy.c
index 2d483b391..2aee2d917 100644
--- a/entropy.c
+++ b/entropy.c
@@ -209,18 +209,6 @@ seed_rng(void)
 #ifndef OPENSSL_PRNG_ONLY
         unsigned char buf[RANDOM_SEED_SIZE];
 #endif
-        /*
-         * OpenSSL version numbers: MNNFFPPS: major minor fix patch status
-         * We match major, minor, fix and status (not patch) for <1.0.0.
-         * After that, we acceptable compatible fix versions (so we
-         * allow 1.0.1 to work with 1.0.0). Going backwards is only allowed
-         * within a patch series.
-         */
-        u_long version_mask = SSLeay() >= 0x1000000f ?  ~0xffff0L : ~0xff0L;
-        if (((SSLeay() ^ OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) & version_mask) ||
-            (SSLeay() >> 12) < (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >> 12))
-                fatal("OpenSSL version mismatch. Built against %lx, you "
-                    "have %lx", (u_long)OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, SSLeay());
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_PRNG_ONLY
         if (RAND_status() == 1) {