diff --git a/test/integration/client/json-type-parsing-tests.js b/test/integration/client/json-type-parsing-tests.js
index 1c0759b..d216aef 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/json-type-parsing-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/client/json-type-parsing-tests.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if (helper.config.binary) {
 test('can read and write json', function() {
   helper.pg.connect(helper.config, function(err, client, done) {
     assert.ifError(err);
-    helper.versionGTE(client, '9.2.0', assert.success(function(jsonSupported) {
+    helper.versionGTE(client, '90200', assert.success(function(jsonSupported) {
       if(!jsonSupported) {
         console.log('skip json test on older versions of postgres');
         done();
diff --git a/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-prepared-statement-tests.js b/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-prepared-statement-tests.js
index 77615ff..c9bb260 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-prepared-statement-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-prepared-statement-tests.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function killIdleQuery(targetQuery) {
   var pidColName = 'procpid'
   var queryColName = 'current_query';
   client2.connect(assert.success(function() {
-    helper.versionGTE(client2, '9.2.0', assert.success(function(isGreater) {
+    helper.versionGTE(client2, '90200', assert.success(function(isGreater) {
       if(isGreater) {
         pidColName = 'pid';
         queryColName = 'query';
diff --git a/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-tests.js b/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-tests.js
index 2618a49..e7bd56a 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/client/query-error-handling-tests.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ test('error during query execution', function() {
     var sleepQuery = 'select pg_sleep(5)';
     var pidColName = 'procpid'
     var queryColName = 'current_query';
-    helper.versionGTE(client, '9.2.0', assert.success(function(isGreater) {
+    helper.versionGTE(client, 90200, assert.success(function(isGreater) {
       if(isGreater) {
         pidColName = 'pid';
         queryColName = 'query';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if(helper.config.native) return;
 test('9.3 column error fields', function() {
   var client = new Client(helper.args);
   client.connect(assert.success(function() {
-    helper.versionGTE(client, '9.3.0', assert.success(function(isGreater) {
+    helper.versionGTE(client, 90300, assert.success(function(isGreater) {
       if(!isGreater) {
         return client.end();
       }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test('9.3 column error fields', function() {
 test('9.3 constraint error fields', function() {
   var client = new Client(helper.args);
   client.connect(assert.success(function() {
-    helper.versionGTE(client, '9.3.0', assert.success(function(isGreater) {
+    helper.versionGTE(client, 90300, assert.success(function(isGreater) {
       if(!isGreater) {
         console.log('skip 9.3 error field on older versions of postgres');
         return client.end();
diff --git a/test/integration/client/result-metadata-tests.js b/test/integration/client/result-metadata-tests.js
index 0136300..b9d09b5 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/result-metadata-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/client/result-metadata-tests.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test('should return insert metadata', function() {
   pg.connect(helper.config, assert.calls(function(err, client, done) {
     assert.isNull(err);
 
-    helper.versionGTE(client, '9.0.0', assert.success(function(hasRowCount) {
+    helper.versionGTE(client, '90000', assert.success(function(hasRowCount) {
       client.query("CREATE TEMP TABLE zugzug(name varchar(10))", assert.calls(function(err, result) {
         assert.isNull(err);
         assert.equal(result.oid, null);
diff --git a/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js b/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js
index 59121a8..27525bf 100644
--- a/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pg.connect(helper.config, assert.success(function(client, done) {
     pg.connect(helper.config, assert.success(function(client2, done2) {
       client2.id = 2;
       var pidColName = 'procpid';
-      helper.versionGTE(client2, '9.2.0', assert.success(function(isGreater) {
+      helper.versionGTE(client2, '90200', assert.success(function(isGreater) {
         var killIdleQuery = 'SELECT pid, (SELECT pg_terminate_backend(pid)) AS killed FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE state = $1';
         var params = ['idle'];
         if(!isGreater) {
diff --git a/test/integration/test-helper.js b/test/integration/test-helper.js
index c6a4922..155c360 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-helper.js
+++ b/test/integration/test-helper.js
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ helper.client = function(cb) {
   return client;
 };
 
-var semver = require('semver');
-helper.versionGTE = function(client, versionString, callback) {
-  client.query('SELECT version()', assert.calls(function(err, result) {
-    if(err) return callback(err);
-    var version = result.rows[0].version.split(' ')[1];
-    return callback(null, semver.gte(version, versionString));
-  }));
-};
+helper.versionGTE = function (client, testVersion, callback) {
+  client.query('SHOW server_version_num', assert.calls(function (err, result) {
+    if (err) return callback(err)
+    var version = parseInt(result.rows[0].server_version_num, 10)
+    return callback(null, version >= testVersion)
+  }))
+}
 
 //export parent helper stuffs
 module.exports = helper;