diff --git a/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh b/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh
index 39ec120292..2c24bdbaaf 100755
--- a/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/build_dependencies.sh
@@ -4,17 +4,6 @@ set -e
 
 source dependencies.sh
 
-#ensure the Dockerfile version matches the dependencies.sh version
-line=$(head -n 1 Dockerfile)
-if [[ $line != *"$BYOND_MAJOR.$BYOND_MINOR"* ]]; then
-  echo "Dockerfile BYOND version in FROM command does not match dependencies.sh (Or it's not on line 1)!"
-  exit 1
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-
-source dependencies.sh
-
 #ensure the Dockerfile version matches the dependencies.sh version
 line=$(head -n 1 Dockerfile)
 if [[ $line != *"$BYOND_MAJOR.$BYOND_MINOR"* ]]; then