diff --git a/gtsam/base/Vector.h b/gtsam/base/Vector.h
index 74cb89918..99c5a4d42 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/Vector.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/Vector.h
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ typedef Eigen::VectorBlock<const Vector> ConstSubVector;
 #if defined(GTSAM_EIGEN_VERSION_WORLD)
 static_assert(
     GTSAM_EIGEN_VERSION_WORLD==EIGEN_WORLD_VERSION &&
-    GTSAM_EIGEN_VERSION_MAJOR==EIGEN_MAJOR_VERSION &&
-    GTSAM_EIGEN_VERSION_MINOR==EIGEN_MINOR_VERSION,
+    GTSAM_EIGEN_VERSION_MAJOR==EIGEN_MAJOR_VERSION,
   "Error: GTSAM was built against a different version of Eigen");
 #endif