diff --git a/scico/__init__.py b/scico/__init__.py
index ec2f4f9a8..6ea6df49d 100644
--- a/scico/__init__.py
+++ b/scico/__init__.py
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@
 
 import jax, jaxlib
 
-jax_ver_req = "0.3.0"
-jaxlib_ver_req = "0.3.0"
-if jax.__version__ < jax_ver_req:
-    raise RuntimeError(
-        f"SCICO {__version__} requires jax>={jax_ver_req}; got {jax.__version__}; "
-        "please upgrade jax."
-    )
-if jaxlib.__version__ < jaxlib_ver_req:
-    raise RuntimeError(
-        f"SCICO {__version__} requires jaxlib>={jaxlib_ver_req}; got {jaxlib.__version__}; "
-        "please upgrade jaxlib."
-    )
-
 from jax import custom_jvp, custom_vjp, jacfwd, jvp, linearize, vjp, hessian
 
 from . import numpy
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d1434ddf4..dafa23d72 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import importlib.util
 import os
 import os.path
-import re
 import site
 import sys
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@
 module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
 sys.modules["_version"] = module
 spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-from _version import init_variable_assign_value, package_version
+from _version import package_version
 
 name = "scico"
 version = package_version()
@@ -32,34 +31,6 @@
     lines = f.readlines()
 install_requires = [line.strip() for line in lines]
 
-# Check that jaxlib version requirements in __init__.py and requirements.txt match
-jaxlib_ver = init_variable_assign_value("jaxlib_ver_req")
-jaxlib_req_str = list(filter(lambda s: s.startswith("jaxlib"), install_requires))[0]
-m = re.match("jaxlib[=<>]+([\d\.]+)", jaxlib_req_str)
-if not m:
-    raise ValueError(f"Could not extract jaxlib version number from specification {jaxlib_req_str}")
-req_jaxlib_ver = m[1]
-if jaxlib_ver != req_jaxlib_ver:
-    raise ValueError(
-        f"Version requirements for jaxlib in __init__.py ({jaxlib_ver}) and "
-        f"requirements.txt ({req_jaxlib_ver}) do not match"
-    )
-
-# Check that jax version requirements in __init__.py and requirements.txt match
-jax_ver = init_variable_assign_value("jax_ver_req")
-jax_req_str = list(
-    filter(lambda s: s.startswith("jax") and not s.startswith("jaxlib"), install_requires)
-)[0]
-m = re.match("jax[=<>]+([\d\.]+)", jax_req_str)
-if not m:
-    raise ValueError(f"Could not extract jax version number from specification {jax_req_str}")
-req_jax_ver = m[1]
-if jax_ver != req_jax_ver:
-    raise ValueError(
-        f"Version requirements for jax in __init__.py ({jax_ver}) and "
-        f"requirements.txt ({req_jax_ver}) do not match"
-    )
-
 python_requires = ">=3.7"
 tests_require = ["pytest", "pytest-runner"]