diff --git a/reg-tests/compression/lua_validation.vtc b/reg-tests/compression/lua_validation.vtc
index d001c2d32..b10cbd93e 100644
--- a/reg-tests/compression/lua_validation.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/compression/lua_validation.vtc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Checks that compression doesn't cause corruption..
 
 varnishtest "Compression validation"
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 #REQUIRE_OPTIONS=ZLIB|SLZ,LUA,OPENSSL
 #REGTEST_TYPE=slow
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/converter/json.vtc b/reg-tests/converter/json.vtc
index efac8f622..b1c5f3800 100644
--- a/reg-tests/converter/json.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/converter/json.vtc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 varnishtest "json converter test"
 
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/converter/url_dec.vtc b/reg-tests/converter/url_dec.vtc
index 464c35a27..9db3b64ef 100644
--- a/reg-tests/converter/url_dec.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/converter/url_dec.vtc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 varnishtest "url_dec converter Test"
 
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/http-messaging/h1_to_h1.vtc b/reg-tests/http-messaging/h1_to_h1.vtc
index 4a442c79d..8d784d681 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-messaging/h1_to_h1.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-messaging/h1_to_h1.vtc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 varnishtest "HTTP request tests: H1 to H1 (HTX mode supported only for HAProxy >= 1.9)"
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 
 # Run it with HAPROXY_PROGRAM=$PWD/haproxy varnishtest -l -k -t 1 "$1"
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/http-messaging/http_request_buffer.vtc b/reg-tests/http-messaging/http_request_buffer.vtc
index 1ac04c7ac..d9cc6aec8 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-messaging/http_request_buffer.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-messaging/http_request_buffer.vtc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 varnishtest "A test for http-request-buffer option"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 
 # This test checks HTTP request buffering feature.
 # We run one server s1 which can serve only one client (no -repeat argument here).
diff --git a/reg-tests/http-rules/h1_to_h1c.vtc b/reg-tests/http-rules/h1_to_h1c.vtc
index aedb41ff7..5ae1f9335 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-rules/h1_to_h1c.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-rules/h1_to_h1c.vtc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 varnishtest "Composite HTTP manipulation test (H1 clear to H1 clear)"
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 #REQUIRE_VERSION_BELOW=1.9
 
 # This config tests several http-request features and their interactions.
diff --git a/reg-tests/http-rules/map_redirect.vtc b/reg-tests/http-rules/map_redirect.vtc
index f6a0eeb2d..77e9b0dc3 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-rules/map_redirect.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-rules/map_redirect.vtc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ varnishtest "haproxy host header: map / redirect tests"
 #REQUIRE_OPTIONS=PCRE|PCRE2
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 
 server s1 {
    rxreq
diff --git a/reg-tests/lua/lua_socket.vtc b/reg-tests/lua/lua_socket.vtc
index 2e126f5c1..83e06a63d 100644
--- a/reg-tests/lua/lua_socket.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/lua/lua_socket.vtc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ varnishtest "Lua: check socket functionality from a lua-task"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
 #REQUIRE_OPTIONS=LUA
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 
 server s1 {
     rxreq
diff --git a/reg-tests/mailers/healthcheckmail.vtc b/reg-tests/mailers/healthcheckmail.vtc
index ce3335f9b..75325080b 100644
--- a/reg-tests/mailers/healthcheckmail.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/mailers/healthcheckmail.vtc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 varnishtest "Lua: txn:get_priv() scope"
 #REQUIRE_OPTIONS=LUA
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 #REGTEST_TYPE=broken
 
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
diff --git a/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_client_auth.vtc b/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_client_auth.vtc
index f82be7b16..885302e47 100644
--- a/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_client_auth.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_client_auth.vtc
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # https://www.haproxy.com/blog/ssl-client-certificate-management-at-application-level/
 
 varnishtest "Test the client auth"
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 #REQUIRE_OPTIONS=OPENSSL
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/webstats/webstats-scope-and-post-change.vtc b/reg-tests/webstats/webstats-scope-and-post-change.vtc
index b26356fef..b88287a7a 100644
--- a/reg-tests/webstats/webstats-scope-and-post-change.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/webstats/webstats-scope-and-post-change.vtc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 varnishtest "Webgui stats page check filtering with scope and changing server state"
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=1.6
 
 feature ignore_unknown_macro