diff --git a/src/chat/misc.c b/src/chat/misc.c
index 242eb72..67e8735 100644
--- a/src/chat/misc.c
+++ b/src/chat/misc.c
@@ -447,24 +447,6 @@ unsigned long get_latest_id()
     return returning;
 }
 
-char *get_version(void)
-{
-    //GET VERSION STRING FROM THE VERSIONS JSON
-    struct json_object *version_object;
-    char *version_file = why2_get_version();
-    struct json_object *version_json = json_tokener_parse(version_file);
-    json_object_object_get_ex(version_json, "active", &version_object);
-
-    //DUPLICATE version_object STRING (THE ORIGINAL WILL BE REMOVED BY json_object_put)
-    char *version = why2_strdup((char*) json_object_get_string(version_object));
-
-    //DEALLOCATION
-    why2_deallocate(version_file);
-    json_object_put(version_json);
-
-    return version;
-}
-
 //GLOBAL
 void why2_send_socket(char *text, char *username, int socket)
 {
@@ -669,17 +651,15 @@ void *why2_communicate_thread(void *arg)
                 } else if (strcmp(decoded_buffer, WHY2_CHAT_CODE_VERSION) == 0)
                 {
                     //GET VERSION STRING FROM THE VERSIONS JSON
-                    char *version = get_version();
-                    char *message = why2_malloc(strlen(WHY2_CHAT_CODE_VERSION_SERVER) + strlen(version) + 2); //ALLOCATE MESSAGE FOR CLIENT
+                    char *message = why2_malloc(strlen(WHY2_CHAT_CODE_VERSION_SERVER) + strlen(WHY2_VERSION) + 2); //ALLOCATE MESSAGE FOR CLIENT
 
-                    sprintf(message, WHY2_CHAT_CODE_VERSION_SERVER ";%s%c", version, '\0'); //CREATE THE MESSAGE
+                    sprintf(message, WHY2_CHAT_CODE_VERSION_SERVER ";%s%c", WHY2_VERSION, '\0'); //CREATE THE MESSAGE
 
                     //SEND
                     send_socket_deallocate(message, why2_chat_server_config("server_username"), connection);
 
                     //DEALLOCATION
                     why2_deallocate(message);
-                    why2_deallocate(version);
                 }
 
                 //IGNORE INVALID CODES, THE USER JUST GOT THEIR LOBOTOMY DONE