diff --git a/functions/parse.js b/functions/parse.js
index a66663aa..42ac5ddb 100644
--- a/functions/parse.js
+++ b/functions/parse.js
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 const { MAX_LENGTH } = require('../internal/constants')
-const { re, t } = require('../internal/re')
 const SemVer = require('../classes/semver')
-
-const parseOptions = require('../internal/parse-options')
 const parse = (version, options) => {
-  options = parseOptions(options)
-
   if (version instanceof SemVer) {
     return version
   }
@@ -18,11 +13,6 @@ const parse = (version, options) => {
     return null
   }
 
-  const r = options.loose ? re[t.LOOSE] : re[t.FULL]
-  if (!r.test(version)) {
-    return null
-  }
-
   try {
     return new SemVer(version, options)
   } catch (er) {