diff --git a/reg-tests/stats/stats-file.vtc b/reg-tests/stats/stats-file.vtc
index 204a4158bb..d7c501a821 100644
--- a/reg-tests/stats/stats-file.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/stats/stats-file.vtc
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 varnishtest "Preload counters via stats-file"
 
+feature cmd "$HAPROXY_PROGRAM -cc 'version_atleast(3.0-dev9)'"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
-#REQUIRE_VERSION=3.0
-
 haproxy h1 -conf {
 	global
 		stats-file ${testdir}/sample-stats-file