diff --git a/test/conformance/walk.go b/test/conformance/walk.go
index 455f35fb9ff..34d232eacf0 100644
--- a/test/conformance/walk.go
+++ b/test/conformance/walk.go
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func commentToConformanceData(comment string) *conformanceData {
 			descLines = append(descLines, line)
 		}
 	}
-	if cd.Release == "" && cd.TestName == "" {
+	if cd.TestName == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/conformance/walk_test.go b/test/conformance/walk_test.go
index 066a83cd9cb..153f01183cb 100644
--- a/test/conformance/walk_test.go
+++ b/test/conformance/walk_test.go
@@ -147,9 +147,8 @@ func TestCommentToConformanceData(t *testing.T) {
 			desc:  "No Release or Testname leads to nil",
 			input: "Description: foo",
 		}, {
-			desc:     "Release but no Testname does not result in nil",
-			input:    "Release: v1.1\nDescription: foo",
-			expected: &conformanceData{Release: "v1.1", Description: "foo"},
+			desc:  "Release but no Testname should result in nil",
+			input: "Release: v1.1\nDescription: foo",
 		}, {
 			desc:     "Testname but no Release does not result in nil",
 			input:    "Testname: mytest\nDescription: foo",