diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 6039b18b0..21dc2cab9 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 if get(ENV, "CI", "false") == "true"
     using Distributed
-    VERSION < v"1.8-" && # workaround the hang in CI
     if nprocs() < 4
         addprocs(4 - nprocs())
     end