diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index b0d159619..6f1114173 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ recipes.
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !internal.Chaos {
-			if err := recipe.EnsureVersion(app.Type, version); err != nil {
-				logrus.Fatal(err)
-			}
-		}
-
 		if internal.Chaos {
 			logrus.Warnf("chaos mode engaged")
 			var err error