diff --git a/external/build_image.sh b/external/build_image.sh
index 30a6c5e914..99e8fa6bde 100755
--- a/external/build_image.sh
+++ b/external/build_image.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ if [ $# -ne 9 ] && [ $# -ne 10 ]; then
 	echo
 	echo "usage: $0 test version vm os package build platform check_external_custom"
 	echo "test    = ${supported_tests}"
-	echo "version = ${supported_versions}"
 	echo "vm      = ${supported_jvms}"
 	echo "os      = ${supported_os}"
 	echo "package = ${supported_packages}"
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ check_external_custom=$9
 if [[ "${check_external_custom}" == "0" ]]; then
 	set_test $1
 fi
-set_version $2
 set_vm $3
 set_os $4
 set_package $5
diff --git a/external/common_functions.sh b/external/common_functions.sh
index da8e7eaa88..3d3b63b223 100755
--- a/external/common_functions.sh
+++ b/external/common_functions.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-
-# Supported versions
-supported_versions="8 11 17 21 22"
-
 # Supported JVMs
 supported_jvms="hotspot openj9"
 
@@ -32,30 +28,6 @@ supported_builds="full"
 # Supported tests
 supported_tests="external_custom camel criu-functional criu-portable-checkpoint criu-portable-restore criu-ubi-portable-checkpoint criu-ubi-portable-restore derby elasticsearch jacoco jenkins functional-test kafka lucene-solr openliberty-mp-tck payara-mp-tck quarkus quarkus_quickstarts scala system-test tomcat tomee wildfly wycheproof netty spring zookeeper"
 
-function check_version() {
-    version=$1
-
-    for current_version in ${supported_versions}
-    do
-        if [[ "${version}" == "${current_version}" ]]; then
-            return 1
-        fi
-    done
-
-    return 0
-}
-
-# Set a valid version
-function set_version() {
-    version=$1
-
-    if (check_version ${version}); then
-        echo "ERROR: Invalid Version: ${version}"
-        echo "Usage: $0 [${supported_versions}]"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
 function check_os() {
     os=$1
 
@@ -213,7 +185,7 @@ function set_test_info() {
     check_external_custom_test=$2
     cd ../
     path_to_file=$(pwd)
-    echo ${path_to_file}    
+    echo ${path_to_file}
     PROPERTY_FILE=${path_to_file}/${test}/test.properties
     github_url=$(getProperty "github_url")
     test_options=$(getProperty "test_options")