--- a/libsolutil/JSON.cpp
+++ b/libsolutil/JSON.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-static_assert(
-	(JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR == 1) && (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR == 9) && (JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH == 3),
-	"Unexpected jsoncpp version: " JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING ". Expecting 1.9.3."
-);
-
 namespace solidity::util
 {