diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/main.yml
index a77df0e293..9b73a2089b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/main.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
       #       breaking changes that prevent pkg from installing
       #       older package formats.
       #
-      when: ansible_distribution_version is version('12.0', '>=')
       block:
         - name: Create temporary directory to assemble test package
           file: