1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tools/gpg-check-pattern.c b/tools/gpg-check-pattern.c
index 37283a1d4..aa228a737 100644
--- a/tools/gpg-check-pattern.c
+++ b/tools/gpg-check-pattern.c
@@ -171,13 +171,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv )
   i18n_init ();
   init_common_subsystems (&argc, &argv);
 
-  /* We need Libgcrypt for hashing.  */
-  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) );
-    }
-
   setup_libgcrypt_logging ();
   gcry_control (GCRYCTL_INIT_SECMEM, 4096, 0);