1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/entropy.c b/entropy.c
index 2d6d3ec52..2aee2d917 100644
--- a/entropy.c
+++ b/entropy.c
@@ -209,13 +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)
-         */
-        if ((SSLeay() ^ OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) & ~0xff0L)
-                fatal("OpenSSL version mismatch. Built against %lx, you "
-                    "have %lx", (u_long)OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, SSLeay());
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_PRNG_ONLY
         if (RAND_status() == 1) {