1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/agent/gpg-agent.c b/agent/gpg-agent.c
index 8d6ecfc8e..b8a5a3e07 100644
--- a/agent/gpg-agent.c
+++ b/agent/gpg-agent.c
@@ -764,14 +764,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv )
 
   npth_init ();
 
-  /* Check that the libraries are suitable.  Do it here because
-     the option parsing may need services of the library. */
-  if (!gcry_check_version (NEED_LIBGCRYPT_VERSION) )
-    {
-      log_fatal( _("%s is too old (need %s, have %s)\n"), "libgcrypt",
-                 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_VERSION, gcry_check_version (NULL) );
-    }
-
   malloc_hooks.malloc = gcry_malloc;
   malloc_hooks.realloc = gcry_realloc;
   malloc_hooks.free = gcry_free;