diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index 3ed262e38..106e834f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -14,17 +14,11 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    print('Using confluent_kafka module version %s (0x%x)' % confluent_kafka.version())
-    sver, iver = confluent_kafka.version()
-    assert len(sver) > 0
-    assert iver > 0
+    print('Using confluent_kafka module version %s' % confluent_kafka.version())
+    assert len(confluent_kafka.version()) > 0
 
-    print('Using librdkafka version %s (0x%x)' % confluent_kafka.libversion())
-    sver, iver = confluent_kafka.libversion()
-    assert len(sver) > 0
-    assert iver > 0
-
-    assert confluent_kafka.version() == confluent_kafka.__version__
+    print('Using librdkafka version %s' % confluent_kafka.libversion())
+    assert len(confluent_kafka.libversion()) > 0
 
 
 def test_error_cb():