diff --git a/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h b/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h
index c7fab16..ba6028a 100644
--- a/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h
+++ b/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define FASTLED_HAS_PRAGMA_MESSAGE
 #endif
 
+#if 0 // tired of these warning messages
 #define FASTLED_VERSION 3003002
 #ifndef FASTLED_INTERNAL
 #  ifdef FASTLED_HAS_PRAGMA_MESSAGE
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 #    warning FastLED version 3.003.003  (Not really a warning, just telling you here.)
 #  endif
 #endif
+#endif // 0
 
 #ifndef __PROG_TYPES_COMPAT__
 #define __PROG_TYPES_COMPAT__