diff --git a/external/build_image.sh b/external/build_image.sh
index 30a6c5e914..78a4e84da9 100755
--- a/external/build_image.sh
+++ b/external/build_image.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ check_external_custom=$9
 if [[ "${check_external_custom}" == "0" ]]; then
 	set_test $1
 fi
-set_version $2
 set_vm $3
 set_os $4
 set_package $5
diff --git a/external/common_functions.sh b/external/common_functions.sh
index da8e7eaa88..8983cf45e9 100755
--- a/external/common_functions.sh
+++ b/external/common_functions.sh
@@ -32,30 +32,6 @@ supported_builds="full"
 # Supported tests
 supported_tests="external_custom camel criu-functional criu-portable-checkpoint criu-portable-restore criu-ubi-portable-checkpoint criu-ubi-portable-restore derby elasticsearch jacoco jenkins functional-test kafka lucene-solr openliberty-mp-tck payara-mp-tck quarkus quarkus_quickstarts scala system-test tomcat tomee wildfly wycheproof netty spring zookeeper"
 
-function check_version() {
-    version=$1
-
-    for current_version in ${supported_versions}
-    do
-        if [[ "${version}" == "${current_version}" ]]; then
-            return 1
-        fi
-    done
-
-    return 0
-}
-
-# Set a valid version
-function set_version() {
-    version=$1
-
-    if (check_version ${version}); then
-        echo "ERROR: Invalid Version: ${version}"
-        echo "Usage: $0 [${supported_versions}]"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
 function check_os() {
     os=$1