diff --git a/runtests b/runtests
index 80d225a..b073dc2 100755
--- a/runtests
+++ b/runtests
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ def _test():
 
 
 def _gfmrun():
-    go_version = check_output('go version'.split()).split()[2]
-    if go_version < 'go1.3':
-        print('runtests: skip on {}'.format(go_version), file=sys.stderr)
-        return
     _run(['gfmrun', '-c', str(_gfmrun_count()), '-s', 'README.md'])
 
 
@@ -70,11 +66,6 @@ def _toc():
 
 
 def _gen():
-    go_version = check_output('go version'.split()).split()[2]
-    if go_version < 'go1.5':
-        print('runtests: skip on {}'.format(go_version), file=sys.stderr)
-        return
-
     _run('go generate ./...')
     _run('git diff --exit-code')