diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 87fb174..6c26e1a 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
 };
 var _this = this;
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-var engchk = require("runtime-engine-check");
-engchk();
 var Ajv = require("ajv");
 var schemaRef = require('json-schema-ref-parser');
 var ajv04 = require('ajv/lib/refs/json-schema-draft-04.json');
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 71777fa..a4b8aae 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 
-import * as engchk from 'runtime-engine-check';
-engchk(); // checks node version matches spec in package.json
-
 import * as Ajv from 'ajv';
 import * as a from 'awaiting';