diff --git a/scripts/travis/build.sh b/scripts/travis/build.sh
index 9349bf35a..c87650915 100644
--- a/scripts/travis/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/build.sh
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ fi
 
 UPSTREAM_REPO="github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-community-repo.git"
 
-# For release jobs, check if the upstream dependency is the latest tag on the upstream repository (on the same branch)
-if isBranchBuild && [ "${TRAVIS_BUILD_STAGE_NAME,,}" = "release" ] && [ "${COM_DEPENDENCY_VERSION}" != "$(retieveLatestTag "${UPSTREAM_REPO}" "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}")" ] ; then
-  printf "Upstream dependency is not up to date with %s / %s\n" "${UPSTREAM_REPO}" "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 # Search, checkout and build the same branch on the upstream project in case of SNAPSHOT dependencies
 # Otherwise, checkout the upstream tag and build its Docker image (use just "mvn package", without "mvn install")
 if [[ "${COM_DEPENDENCY_VERSION}" =~ ^.+-SNAPSHOT$ ]] ; then