diff --git a/autotest/get_exes.py b/autotest/get_exes.py
index 2345ea4f59c..d5c789ceb11 100644
--- a/autotest/get_exes.py
+++ b/autotest/get_exes.py
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ def rebuild():
 def test_get_executables(downloaded_bin_path: Path):
     print(f"Installing MODFLOW-related executables to: {downloaded_bin_path}")
     downloaded_bin_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
-    # todo: remove release_id workaround when double-precision comparison issues fixed
-    # https://github.com/MODFLOW-USGS/modflow6/pull/1612
-    flopy.utils.get_modflow(str(downloaded_bin_path), release_id="14.0")
+    flopy.utils.get_modflow(str(downloaded_bin_path))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":