diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts
index 32d5668fa4b..81b8bb6e321 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts
@@ -228,16 +228,8 @@ export class TempoDatasource extends DataSourceWithBackend<TempoQuery, TempoJson
     try {
       return semver.gte(actualVersion, featuresToTempoVersion[featureName]);
     } catch {
-      // An error could happen if Tempo is running locally. In that case, the version is not a semantic version
-      // and instead it is in the form `<branch>-<revision>`, possibly with a `-WIP` suffix (e.g., `main-12bdeff-WIP`).
-      // Thus, if the version is in the form `<branch>-<revision>`, assume that we are on the most updated
-      // Tempo version and thus any feature should be considered enabled
-      if (/^.*-[a-zA-Z0-9_]+(-WIP)?$/.test(actualVersion)) {
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      console.error(`Cannot compare ${actualVersion} and ${featuresToTempoVersion[featureName]}`);
-      return false;
+      // We assume we are on a development and recent branch, thus we enable all features
+      return true;
     }
   }