diff --git a/docs/changelog/8.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/8.x.x.txt
index 11a6d816e..0ca6d0733 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/8.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/8.x.x.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 8.0.1
- - #12377 - add verbiage about requiring a post Apollo era perl if such a perl is detected
  - #11849 - Use a different image library -- partially implemented; WebGUI::Image still uses Image::Magick
 
 8.0.0
diff --git a/sbin/testEnvironment.pl b/sbin/testEnvironment.pl
index 29c2f3056..93976aeeb 100755
--- a/sbin/testEnvironment.pl
+++ b/sbin/testEnvironment.pl
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ use File::Spec;
 
 my $webguiRoot;
 BEGIN {
-    if( $] < 5.010 ) {
-        print <<EOF;
-WebGUI8 requires Perl 5.10.1 or later.  Please upgrade your system perl,
-install a newer perl in /usr/local, or build one with the 'perlbrew'
-utility.  Perl 5.10.0 has serious Unicode bugs that will corrupt 
-Unicode data.  5.16.x or 5.14.x should work fine.
-EOF
-        exit 1;
-    }
     $webguiRoot = File::Spec->rel2abs(File::Spec->catdir(File::Basename::dirname(__FILE__), File::Spec->updir));
     unshift @INC, File::Spec->catdir($webguiRoot, 'lib');
 }