diff --git a/test/openjd/test_copyright_header.py b/test/openjd/test_copyright_header.py
index 18d6b359..e4c20ca8 100644
--- a/test/openjd/test_copyright_header.py
+++ b/test/openjd/test_copyright_header.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 _copyright_header_re = re.compile(
     r"Copyright Amazon\.com, Inc\. or its affiliates\. All Rights Reserved\.", re.IGNORECASE
 )
-_generated_by_scm = re.compile(r"# file generated by setuptools[_-]scm", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 
 def _check_file(filename: Path) -> None:
@@ -31,17 +30,7 @@ def _check_file(filename: Path) -> None:
 
 
 def _is_version_file(filename: Path) -> bool:
-    if filename.name != "_version.py":
-        return False
-    with open(filename) as infile:
-        lines_read = 0
-        for line in infile:
-            if _generated_by_scm.search(line):
-                return True
-            lines_read += 1
-            if lines_read > 10:
-                break
-    return False
+    return filename.name == "_version.py"
 
 
 def test_copyright_headers():