diff --git a/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go b/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go
index 4f0897e76..07ef4f6c7 100644
--- a/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go
@@ -12,16 +12,12 @@ import (
 
 	"encoding/json"
 
-	"regexp"
-
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/helper/config"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
 )
 
-var versionRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[\.\-\da-zA-Z]*$`)
-
 // Config for Converge provisioner
 type Config struct {
 	common.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
@@ -94,11 +90,6 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 		p.config.BootstrapCommand = "curl -s https://get.converge.sh | sh {{if ne .Version \"\"}}-s -- -v {{.Version}}{{end}}"
 	}
 
-	// validate version
-	if !versionRegex.Match([]byte(p.config.Version)) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid Converge version %q specified. Valid versions include only letters, numbers, dots, and dashes", p.config.Version)
-	}
-
 	// validate sources and destinations
 	for i, dir := range p.config.ModuleDirs {
 		if dir.Source == "" {
diff --git a/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go
index 337cc60db..b4cd2d361 100644
--- a/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package converge
 
 import (
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
@@ -76,19 +75,6 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("validate", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("bad version", func(t *testing.T) {
-			var p Provisioner
-			config := testConfig()
-			config["version"] = "bad version with spaces"
-
-			err := p.Prepare(config)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Error("expected error")
-			} else if !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "Invalid Converge version") {
-				t.Errorf("expected error starting with \"Invalid Converge version\". Got: %s", err)
-			}
-		})
-
 		t.Run("module dir", func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Run("missing source", func(t *testing.T) {
 				var p Provisioner