diff --git a/scripts/integtest.sh b/scripts/integtest.sh
index 0d64d05a..39d94c73 100644
--- a/scripts/integtest.sh
+++ b/scripts/integtest.sh
@@ -70,17 +70,9 @@ then
   SECURITY_ENABLED="true"
 fi
 
-OPENSEARCH_REQUIRED_VERSION="2.12.0"
-
 if [ -z "$CREDENTIAL" ]
 then
-  # Starting in 2.12.0, security demo configuration script requires an initial admin password
-  COMPARE_VERSION=`echo $OPENSEARCH_REQUIRED_VERSION $OPENSEARCH_VERSION | tr ' ' '\n' | sort -V | uniq | head -n 1`
-  if [ "$COMPARE_VERSION" != "$OPENSEARCH_REQUIRED_VERSION" ]; then
-    CREDENTIAL="admin:admin"
-  else
-    CREDENTIAL="admin:myStrongPassword123!"
-  fi
+  CREDENTIAL="admin:admin" # CCR uses custom setup and hence doesn't require custom password
 fi
 
 USERNAME=`echo $CREDENTIAL | awk -F ':' '{print $1}'`