diff --git a/lib/defaults.js b/lib/defaults.js
index 548113c..b998bbd 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/defaults.js
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, 'defaults', {
 			message: '%s',
 			'metrics-registry': null,
 			'node-options': null,
-			'node-version': process.version,
 			'offline': false,
 			'onload-script': false,
 			only: null,
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 7af1923..78fc9ec 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ test('mirror npm config', async () => {
 });
 
 test('mirror npm defaults', () => {
+	delete npmDefaults['node-version']
 	expect(m.defaults).toMatchObject(npmDefaults);
 });