diff --git a/libavcodec/vble.c b/libavcodec/vble.c
index 07efad8..603b319 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vble.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vble.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static int vble_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *data_size,
     AVFrame *pic = avctx->coded_frame;
     GetBitContext gb;
     const uint8_t *src = avpkt->data;
-    int version;
     int offset = 0;
     int width_uv = avctx->width / 2, height_uv = avctx->height / 2;
 
@@ -137,14 +136,6 @@ static int vble_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *data_size,
     pic->key_frame = 1;
     pic->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
 
-    /* Version should always be 1 */
-    version = AV_RL32(src);
-
-    if (version != 1) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported VBLE Version: %d\n", version);
-        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
-    }
-
     init_get_bits(&gb, src + 4, (avpkt->size - 4) * 8);
 
     /* Unpack */