diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 76558f72..21cea0b2 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ source ${base_dir}/init/eessi_defaults
 # Make sure we clone the latest version. This assumes versions are of the format "v1.2.3", then picks the latest
 # then checks it out
 TEST_CLONE="git clone https://github.com/EESSI/test-suite EESSI-test-suite && cd EESSI-test-suite"
-LATEST_VERSION="VERSION=\$(git tag | grep '^v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+$' | sort -t. -k 1,1n -k 2,2n -k 3,3n | tail -n 1)"
+LATEST_VERSION="VERSION=\$(git tag --list 'v*' | sort -V | tail -n1)"
 CHECKOUT_LATEST="git checkout \${VERSION}"
 
 # Git clone has to be run in compat layer, to make the git command available
diff --git a/test_suite.sh b/test_suite.sh
index be66eaa3..c7cf591a 100755
--- a/test_suite.sh
+++ b/test_suite.sh
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ else
     python3 -V
 fi
 
-# Check that ReFrame can be imported
-reframe_import="reframe"
-python3 -c "import ${reframe_import}"
-if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-    echo_green "Succesfully found and imported ${reframe_import}"
-else
-    fatal_error "Failed to import ${reframe_import}"
-fi
-
 # Cloning should already be done in run_tests.sh before test_suite.sh is invoked
 # Check if that succeeded
 export TESTSUITEPREFIX=$PWD/EESSI-test-suite