diff --git a/ci/verify-chefdk.sh b/ci/verify-chefdk.sh
index 0ea109a21..781c3d1c6 100755
--- a/ci/verify-chefdk.sh
+++ b/ci/verify-chefdk.sh
@@ -29,38 +29,10 @@ do
   unset $ruby_env_var
 done
 
-# ACCEPTANCE environment variable will be set on acceptance testers.
-# If is it set; we run the acceptance tests, otherwise run rspec tests.
-if [ "x$ACCEPTANCE" != "x" ]; then
-  export PATH=/opt/chefdk/bin:/opt/chefdk/embedded/bin:$PATH
-  export CHEF_LICENSE="accept-no-persist"
+export CHEF_LICENSE="accept-no-persist"
+export PATH=/opt/chefdk/bin:$PATH
 
-  # Don't run the chef acceptance tests in chef-dk (until rainbow gem debacle is over)
-  # for GEM_NAME in chef chef-dk
-  for GEM_NAME in chef-dk
-  do
-
-    # copy acceptance suites into workspace
-    SUITE_PATH=$WORKSPACE/acceptance-$GEM_NAME
-    mkdir -p $SUITE_PATH
-    cp -R /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/*/gems/$GEM_NAME-[0-9]*/acceptance/. $SUITE_PATH
-    sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $SUITE_PATH
-
-    cd $SUITE_PATH
-
-    case "$GEM_NAME" in
-     chef) SUITE_NAMES="top-cookbooks" ;;
-        *) SUITE_NAMES="" ;;
-    esac
-
-    env PATH=$PATH AWS_SSH_KEY_ID=$AWS_SSH_KEY_ID bundle install --deployment
-    env KITCHEN_CHEF_PRODUCT=chefdk KITCHEN_CHEF_WIN_ARCHITECTURE=i386 PATH=$PATH AWS_SSH_KEY_ID=$AWS_SSH_KEY_ID KITCHEN_DRIVER=ec2 KITCHEN_CHEF_CHANNEL=unstable bundle exec chef-acceptance test $SUITE_NAMES --force-destroy --data-path $WORKSPACE/chef-acceptance-data/$GEM_NAME
-  done
-else
-  export PATH=/opt/chefdk/bin:$PATH
-
-  # This has to be the last thing we run so that we return the correct exit code
-  # to the Ci system. delivery-cli tests will cause a panic on some platforms
-  # unless we set the terminal colors just right
-  sudo TERM=xterm-256color CHEF_FIPS="" chef verify --unit
-fi
+# This has to be the last thing we run so that we return the correct exit code
+# to the Ci system. delivery-cli tests will cause a panic on some platforms
+# unless we set the terminal colors just right
+sudo TERM=xterm-256color CHEF_FIPS="" chef verify --unit