diff --git a/version-lookup.sh b/version-lookup.sh
index 58c3fae..cb1d4d4 100755
--- a/version-lookup.sh
+++ b/version-lookup.sh
@@ -10,18 +10,6 @@ if [[ "${input_errors}" == 'true' ]] ; then
     exit 8
 fi
 
-##==----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-##  MacOS compatibility - for local testing
-
-export grep="grep"
-if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]] ; then
-    export grep="ggrep"
-    if ! grep --version 1>/dev/null ; then
-        echo "🛑 GNU grep not installed, try brew install coreutils" 1>&2
-        exit 9
-    fi
-fi
-
 ##==----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ##  Get tags from GitHub repo