diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8fbf817545..f82d769fdf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ test:
 		. $(VENV_BASE)/awx/bin/activate; \
 	fi; \
 	PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 py.test -p no:cacheprovider -n auto $(TEST_DIRS)
-	cmp VERSION awxkit/VERSION || "VERSION and awxkit/VERSION *must* match"
 	cd awxkit && $(VENV_BASE)/awx/bin/tox -re py3
 	awx-manage check_migrations --dry-run --check  -n 'missing_migration_file'