diff --git a/playbooks/run-syntax-tests.yaml b/playbooks/run-syntax-tests.yaml
index 3407fac2a..882aed709 100644
--- a/playbooks/run-syntax-tests.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/run-syntax-tests.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
           export GEM_HOME=`pwd`/.bundled_gems
           gem install bundler --no-rdoc --no-ri --verbose
           $GEM_HOME/bin/bundle install --retry 3
-          # FUTURE_PARSER=yes is only supported by Puppet 3.x
-          if [ "{{ puppet }}" -lt "4" ]; then
-              export FUTURE_PARSER=yes
-          fi
           $GEM_HOME/bin/bundle exec rake syntax
         chdir: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace'
-      environment: '{{ zuul | zuul_legacy_vars }}'
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+      environment: '{{ zuul | zuul_legacy_vars }}'