diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7ab520cd02563b548eabe925202ef87324725e2c..fb26851d07c36563791bd4478dde60470c905b80 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ stages:
   - combine-artifacts
   - tag
   - doc-update
-  - version-check
 
 go-test:
   stage: test
@@ -138,16 +137,4 @@ doc-update:
     - NEXT_WAIT_TIME=0; until [ $NEXT_WAIT_TIME -eq 15 ] || GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm GOPRIVATE="" go install gitlab.com/elixxir/xxdk-wasm@$CI_COMMIT_SHA; do sleep 60; (( NEXT_WAIT_TIME+=1 )); done; [ $NEXT_WAIT_TIME -lt 15 ]
   only:
     - release
-    - master
-
-version-check:
-  stage: version-check
-  except:
-    - tags
-  only:
-    - master
-  image: $DOCKER_IMAGE
-  script:
-    - GITTAG=$(git describe --tags)
-    - CODEVERS=$(cat storage/version.go | grep "const SEMVER =" | cut -d ' ' -f4 | tr -d '"')
-    - if [[ $GITTAG != $CODEVERS ]]; then echo "VERSION NUMBER BAD $GITTAG != $CODEVERS"; exit -1; fi
+    - master
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