diff --git a/crates/compilers/src/compilers/solc/compiler.rs b/crates/compilers/src/compilers/solc/compiler.rs
index ca1ab7186..8e672092a 100644
--- a/crates/compilers/src/compilers/solc/compiler.rs
+++ b/crates/compilers/src/compilers/solc/compiler.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ impl Solc {
         if !cfg!(debug_assertions) {
             return;
         }
-        assert_eq!(self.version_short(), self.version);
         if let Ok(v) = Self::version_with_args(&self.solc, &self.extra_args) {
             assert_eq!(v.major, self.version.major);
             assert_eq!(v.minor, self.version.minor);