diff --git a/tests/ftp.pm b/tests/ftp.pm
index 663744545..175257f04 100644
--- a/tests/ftp.pm
+++ b/tests/ftp.pm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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 use strict;
-use warnings;
+#use warnings; # requires perl 5.006 or later
 
 
 my $DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_START = 90; # default allowed time for a process to startup