diff --git a/run_syntax_tests.sh b/run_syntax_tests.sh
index 9b6cec3..33a24c3 100755
--- a/run_syntax_tests.sh
+++ b/run_syntax_tests.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ source $SCRIPT_DIR/functions
 export PUPPET_VERSION=${PUPPET_VERSION:-4}
 PUPPET_MAJOR_VERSION=`echo $PUPPET_VERSION | cut -c 1`
 export PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> $PUPPET_MAJOR_VERSION"
-if [ "$PUPPET_MAJOR_VERSION" -lt "4" ]; then
-    export FUTURE_PARSER=${FUTURE_PARSER:-yes}
-else
-    export FUTURE_PARSER=${FUTURE_PARSER:-no}
-fi
 
 install_module