diff --git a/matlab/tests_matlab.m b/matlab/tests_matlab.m
index 9721f39d9b09219b6e0feb1b2f372d3d283b38a8..ba460b42d3244e868420eaa0fea61f38ed89de54 100644
--- a/matlab/tests_matlab.m
+++ b/matlab/tests_matlab.m
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 function tests_matlab(test_case)
-%
-% function to call tests from test_script.sh
-% calls passed = run_gdat_tests(test_case);
-% and exits matlab
-%
 try
-   if verLessThan('matlab','8.5.0')
-    disp('gdat tests do not work for matlab version <8.5.0, skipping tests');
-    passed = true;
-   else
-    fprintf('\n Running test file: %s\n',mfilename('fullpath'));
-    fprintf('     Time: %s\n',datestr(now));
-    passed = run_gdat_tests(test_case); % add a call to your test script here, with optional test_case input
-   end
+   fprintf('\n Running test file: %s\n',mfilename('fullpath'));
+   fprintf('     Time: %s\n',datestr(now));
+   
+   passed = run_tbx_tests(test_case); % call to your test script here, with optional test_case input
    exit_code = int32(~passed); % convert to bash shell convention
 catch ME
    disp(getReport(ME))