diff --git a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/abi/BaseJvmAbiTest.kt b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/abi/BaseJvmAbiTest.kt
index bc4617ed90c..c6bbd8f5624 100644
--- a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/abi/BaseJvmAbiTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/abi/BaseJvmAbiTest.kt
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ abstract class BaseJvmAbiTest : TestCase() {
             ).toTypedArray()
             destination = compilation.destinationDir.canonicalPath
             useOldBackend = !useIrBackend
-            languageVersion =
-                if (directives != null)
-                    InTextDirectivesUtils.findStringWithPrefixes(directives, "// LANGUAGE_VERSION:")
-                else null
             noSourceDebugExtension =
                 directives != null && InTextDirectivesUtils.findStringWithPrefixes(directives, "// NO_SOURCE_DEBUG_EXTENSION") != null
         }
diff --git a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/compile/inlineAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/compile/inlineAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt
index 993013a0dbc..93cabbf01f5 100644
--- a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/compile/inlineAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt
+++ b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/compile/inlineAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-// LANGUAGE_VERSION: 1.6
 // IGNORE_BACKEND_LEGACY: JVM
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM
\ No newline at end of file
+// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM
diff --git a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/annotationInstantiation/directives.txt b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/annotationInstantiation/directives.txt
index 993013a0dbc..93cabbf01f5 100644
--- a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/annotationInstantiation/directives.txt
+++ b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/annotationInstantiation/directives.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-// LANGUAGE_VERSION: 1.6
 // IGNORE_BACKEND_LEGACY: JVM
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM
\ No newline at end of file
+// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM
diff --git a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/anonymousAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/anonymousAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt
index cfe6c53cb61..93cabbf01f5 100644
--- a/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/anonymousAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt
+++ b/plugins/jvm-abi-gen/testData/content/anonymousAnnotationInstantiation/directives.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-// LANGUAGE_VERSION: 1.6
 // IGNORE_BACKEND_LEGACY: JVM
 // IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM