diff --git a/js/id/connection.js b/js/id/connection.js
index d2afa6281..399c48d86 100644
--- a/js/id/connection.js
+++ b/js/id/connection.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
         url = 'http://www.openstreetmap.org',
         connection = {},
         user = {},
-        version,
         keys,
         inflight = {},
         loadedTiles = {},
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
                 content: JXON.stringify(connection.changesetJXON({
                     imagery_used: imagery_used.join(';'),
                     comment: comment,
-                    created_by: 'iD ' + (version || '')
+                    created_by: 'iD ' + iD.version
                 }))
             }, function (err, changeset_id) {
                 if (err) return callback(err);
@@ -322,12 +321,6 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
         return oauth.authenticate(done);
     };
 
-    connection.version = function(_) {
-        if (!arguments.length) return version;
-        version = _;
-        return connection;
-    };
-
     connection.bboxFromAPI = bboxFromAPI;
     connection.changesetUrl = changesetUrl;
     connection.loadFromURL = loadFromURL;
diff --git a/js/id/id.js b/js/id/id.js
index 713377f15..ef026a097 100644
--- a/js/id/id.js
+++ b/js/id/id.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 window.iD = function () {
     var context = {},
         history = iD.History(),
-        connection = iD.Connection().version(iD.version),
+        connection = iD.Connection(),
         dispatch = d3.dispatch('enter', 'exit'),
         mode,
         container,