/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I bought these cheap LED fluorescent bulb replacements from costco but now that I installed them the ballast is humming much louder than previously. From what I know, the ballast just limits the current while keeping the voltage at ~120. Is there any reason I couldn't rip out the ballast and wire these in directly?
I figure the lights have onboard current limiting since they draw less than the old bulbs and the voltage should be the same. They sell different sets of lights for "ballast bypass" but I don't see why they should be different from what I currently have.