diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 70b2d05..96c2ea5 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ steps:
               from_secret: nexus_npm_token
       commands:
           - yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-          - node -e "const pkg=require('./package.json').version; const tag=process.env.DRONE_TAG; if('v'+pkg!==tag){console.error('Tag/version mismatch: v'+pkg+' != '+tag); process.exit(1);}"
           - npm config set //nexus.beatrice.wtf/repository/npm-hosted/:_authToken "$NEXUS_NPM_TOKEN"
           - yarn publish:nexus