--- a/c++/src/connect/ncbi_gnutls.c
+++ b/c++/src/connect/ncbi_gnutls.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@
 
     assert(!s_GnuTlsCredAnon);
 
+#if 0
     version = gnutls_check_version(0);
     if (strcasecmp(GNUTLS_VERSION, version) != 0) {
         CORE_LOGF(eLOG_Critical,
@@ -668,6 +669,7 @@
                    GNUTLS_VERSION, version));
         assert(0);
     }
+#endif
 
     if (!pull  ||  !push)
         return eIO_InvalidArg;
