diff --git a/test/installation_node/install latest npm b/test/installation_node/install latest npm
index 8bb7a62..0de6f0d 100755
--- a/test/installation_node/install latest npm	
+++ b/test/installation_node/install latest npm	
@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ nvm install-latest-npm || die 'nvm install-latest-npm failed: 3'
 NPM_VERSION="$(npm --version)"
 [ "${NPM_VERSION}" = '4.6.1' ] || die "io.js v1.x updates to ${NPM_VERSION}; expected v4.6.1"
 
-export NPM_CONFIG_STRICT_SSL=false # the npm registry tightened up their SSL certs
+# export NPM_CONFIG_STRICT_SSL=false # the npm registry tightened up their SSL certs
 
-nvm deactivate >/dev/null 2>&1 || die 'unable to deactivate: 4'
-nvm install 0.8.27 >/dev/null 2>&1 || die 'install v0.8 failed'
-nvm install-latest-npm || die 'nvm install-latest-npm failed: 4'
-NPM_VERSION="$(npm --version)"
-[ "${NPM_VERSION}" = '4.5.0' ] || die "node 0.8.27 updates to ${NPM_VERSION}; expected v4.5.0"
+## Commented because TLS < 1.2 is dropped, and this breaks npm in node < 0.10
+## https://github.blog/2021-08-23-npm-registry-deprecating-tls-1-0-tls-1-1/#detailed-timeline
+# nvm deactivate >/dev/null 2>&1 || die 'unable to deactivate: 4'
+# nvm install 0.8.27 >/dev/null 2>&1 || die 'install v0.8 failed'
+# nvm install-latest-npm || die 'nvm install-latest-npm failed: 4'
+# NPM_VERSION="$(npm --version)"
+# [ "${NPM_VERSION}" = '4.5.0' ] || die "node 0.8.27 updates to ${NPM_VERSION}; expected v4.5.0"
 
 ## Commented to work around travis-ci breaking 0,6 installs
 # nvm deactivate >/dev/null 2>&1 || die 'unable to deactivate: 5'