Index: zlib-1.3/infback.c
===================================================================
--- zlib-1.3.orig/infback.c
+++ zlib-1.3/infback.c
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ int ZEXPORT inflateBackInit_(z_streamp s
                              int stream_size) {
     struct inflate_state FAR *state;
 
-    if (version == Z_NULL || version[0] != ZLIB_VERSION[0] ||
-        stream_size != (int)(sizeof(z_stream)))
-        return Z_VERSION_ERROR;
     if (strm == Z_NULL || window == Z_NULL ||
         windowBits < 8 || windowBits > 15)
         return Z_STREAM_ERROR;
Index: zlib-1.3/inflate.c
===================================================================
--- zlib-1.3.orig/inflate.c
+++ zlib-1.3/inflate.c
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ int ZEXPORT inflateInit2_(z_streamp strm
     int ret;
     struct inflate_state FAR *state;
 
-    if (version == Z_NULL || version[0] != ZLIB_VERSION[0] ||
-        stream_size != (int)(sizeof(z_stream)))
-        return Z_VERSION_ERROR;
     if (strm == Z_NULL) return Z_STREAM_ERROR;
     strm->msg = Z_NULL;                 /* in case we return an error */
     if (strm->zalloc == (alloc_func)0) {
Index: zlib-1.3/deflate.c
===================================================================
--- zlib-1.3.orig/deflate.c
+++ zlib-1.3/deflate.c
@@ -384,12 +384,7 @@ int ZEXPORT deflateInit2_(z_streamp strm
                           const char *version, int stream_size) {
     deflate_state *s;
     int wrap = 1;
-    static const char my_version[] = ZLIB_VERSION;
 
-    if (version == Z_NULL || version[0] != my_version[0] ||
-        stream_size != sizeof(z_stream)) {
-        return Z_VERSION_ERROR;
-    }
     if (strm == Z_NULL) return Z_STREAM_ERROR;
 
     strm->msg = Z_NULL;