diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index 8bf53f8cb5b6..e461240fde11 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -2447,7 +2447,6 @@ object Build {
         versionScheme := Some("semver-spec"),
         Test / envVars ++= Map(
           "EXPECTED_TASTY_VERSION" -> expectedTastyVersion,
-          "BASE_VERSION" -> baseVersion
         ),
         if (mode == Bootstrapped) Def.settings(
           commonMiMaSettings,
diff --git a/tasty/test/dotty/tools/tasty/BuildTastyVersionTest.scala b/tasty/test/dotty/tools/tasty/BuildTastyVersionTest.scala
index b6a54ef45d68..d2e62e1f9eb0 100644
--- a/tasty/test/dotty/tools/tasty/BuildTastyVersionTest.scala
+++ b/tasty/test/dotty/tools/tasty/BuildTastyVersionTest.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class BuildTastyVersionTest {
   
   // Needs to be defined in build Test/envVars
   val ExpectedTastyVersionEnvVar = "EXPECTED_TASTY_VERSION"
-  val BaseVersionEnvVar = "BASE_VERSION"
   
   @Test def testBuildTastyVersion(): Unit = {
     val expectedVersion = sys.env.get(ExpectedTastyVersionEnvVar)
@@ -24,42 +23,4 @@ class BuildTastyVersionTest {
       }
     assertEquals(CurrentTastyVersion, expectedVersion)
   }
-  
-  // Tested only in nightly / release builds
-  // Protects from publishing artifacts with incorrect TASTY version
-  @Test def testReleasedTastyVersion(): Unit = {
-    lazy val (minor, patch, isRC) = sys.env.get(BaseVersionEnvVar)
-      .getOrElse(fail(s"Env variable $BaseVersionEnvVar not defined"))
-      .match {
-        case s"3.$minor.$patch-${_}" => (minor.toInt, patch.toInt, true)
-        case s"3.$minor.$patch"      => (minor.toInt, patch.toInt, false)
-        case other => fail(s"Invalid Scala base version string: $other")
-      }
-  
-    if sys.env.get("NIGHTLYBUILD").contains("yes") then {
-      assertTrue(
-        "TASTY needs to be experimental in nightly builds",
-        CurrentTastyVersion.isExperimental
-      )
-      assertEquals(
-        CurrentTastyVersion.minor,
-        if patch == 0 then minor else (minor + 1)
-      )
-    } else if sys.env.get("RELEASEBUILD").contains("yes") then {
-      assertEquals(
-        "Minor versions of TASTY vesion and Scala version should match in stable release",
-        CurrentTastyVersion.minor, minor
-      )
-      if isRC then
-        assertEquals(
-          "TASTy should be experimental when releasing a new minor version RC",
-          CurrentTastyVersion.isExperimental, patch == 0
-        )  
-      else 
-        assertFalse(
-          "Stable version cannot use experimental TASTY", 
-          CurrentTastyVersion.isExperimental
-        )
-    }
-  }
 }