--- a/c++/src/connect/ncbi_gnutls.c
+++ b/c++/src/connect/ncbi_gnutls.c
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ static EIO_Status s_GnuTlsInit(FSSLPull
 
     assert(!s_GnuTlsCredAnon);
 
+#if 0
     version = gnutls_check_version(0);
     if (strcasecmp(GNUTLS_VERSION, version) != 0) {
         CORE_LOGF(eLOG_Critical,
@@ -592,6 +593,7 @@ static EIO_Status s_GnuTlsInit(FSSLPull
                    GNUTLS_VERSION, version));
         assert(0);
     }
+#endif
 
     val = ConnNetInfo_GetValue(0, "GNUTLS_LOGLEVEL", buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
     CORE_LOCK_READ;
