diff --git a/Formula/protobuf@3.1.rb b/Formula/protobuf@3.1.rb
index 7379ec91a5b..8b9b55cb145 100644
--- a/Formula/protobuf@3.1.rb
+++ b/Formula/protobuf@3.1.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ProtobufAT31 < Formula
     system "./configure", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking",
                           "--prefix=#{prefix}", "--with-zlib"
     system "make"
-    system "make", "check" if build.bottle?
+    system "make", "check"
     system "make", "install"
 
     # Install editor support and examples