diff --git a/query_test.go b/query_test.go
index 3efc872f..9896df0d 100644
--- a/query_test.go
+++ b/query_test.go
@@ -587,15 +587,8 @@ func TestQueryEncodeError(t *testing.T) {
 	if rows.Err() == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected rows.Err() to return error, but it didn't")
 	}
-	if conn.PgConn().ParameterStatus("crdb_version") != "" {
-		if !strings.Contains(rows.Err().Error(), "SQLSTATE 08P01") {
-			// CockroachDB returns protocol_violation instead of invalid_text_representation
-			t.Error("Expected rows.Err() to return different error:", rows.Err())
-		}
-	} else {
-		if !strings.Contains(rows.Err().Error(), "SQLSTATE 22P02") {
-			t.Error("Expected rows.Err() to return different error:", rows.Err())
-		}
+	if !strings.Contains(rows.Err().Error(), "SQLSTATE 22P02") {
+		t.Error("Expected rows.Err() to return different error:", rows.Err())
 	}
 }