diff --git a/tests/scripts/common.sh b/tests/scripts/common.sh
index 1b78b8cf1..350156a86 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/common.sh
@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@ kernel_version_check() {
 	kernel_major=$(echo $kernel_version | cut -d. -f1 2>/dev/null)
 	kernel_minor=$(echo $kernel_version | cut -d. -f2 2>/dev/null)
 
-	if ! [[ "$kernel_major" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || ! [[ "$kernel_minor" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-		return 1
-	fi
-
 	if [ "$kernel_major" -lt "$required_major" ]; then
 		return 1
 	fi