diff --git a/repo/config/config.go b/repo/config/config.go
index bfe9be1de..8c8d2ec1e 100644
--- a/repo/config/config.go
+++ b/repo/config/config.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	Datastore        Datastore             // local node's storage
 	Addresses        Addresses             // local node's addresses
 	Mounts           Mounts                // local node's mount points
-	Version          Version               // local node's version management
 	Discovery        Discovery             // local node's discovery mechanisms
 	Ipns             Ipns                  // Ipns settings
 	Bootstrap        []string              // local nodes's bootstrap peer addresses
diff --git a/repo/config/init.go b/repo/config/init.go
index 810cc9998..886aaac75 100644
--- a/repo/config/init.go
+++ b/repo/config/init.go
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	snr, err := initSNRConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	conf := &Config{
 
 		// setup the node's default addresses.
@@ -40,9 +35,8 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 			Gateway: "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080",
 		},
 
-		Bootstrap:        BootstrapPeerStrings(bootstrapPeers),
-		SupernodeRouting: *snr,
-		Identity:         identity,
+		Bootstrap: BootstrapPeerStrings(bootstrapPeers),
+		Identity:  identity,
 		Discovery: Discovery{MDNS{
 			Enabled:  true,
 			Interval: 10,
@@ -58,10 +52,6 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 			ResolveCacheSize: 128,
 		},
 
-		// tracking ipfs version used to generate the init folder and adding
-		// update checker default setting.
-		Version: VersionDefaultValue(),
-
 		Gateway: Gateway{
 			RootRedirect: "",
 			Writable:     false,
diff --git a/repo/config/version.go b/repo/config/version.go
index 40bc4f8e3..471356f8e 100644
--- a/repo/config/version.go
+++ b/repo/config/version.go
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 package config
 
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-)
-
 // CurrentCommit is the current git commit, this is set as a ldflag in the Makefile
 var CurrentCommit string
 
@@ -14,123 +7,3 @@ var CurrentCommit string
 const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.4.0"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"
-
-// Version regulates checking if the most recent version is run
-type Version struct {
-	// Current is the ipfs version for which config was generated
-	Current string
-
-	// Check signals how to react on updates:
-	// - "ignore" for not checking
-	// - "warn" for issuing a warning and proceeding
-	// - "error" for exiting with an error
-	Check string
-
-	// CheckDate is a timestamp for the last time API endpoint was checked for updates
-	CheckDate time.Time
-
-	// CheckPeriod is the time duration over which the update check will not be performed
-	// (Note: cannot use time.Duration because marshalling with json breaks it)
-	CheckPeriod string
-
-	// AutoUpdate is optional
-	AutoUpdate AutoUpdateSetting
-}
-
-// supported Version.Check values
-const (
-	// CheckError value for Version.Check to raise error and exit if version is obsolete
-	CheckError = "error"
-
-	// CheckWarn value for Version.Check to show warning message if version is obsolete
-	CheckWarn = "warn"
-
-	// CheckIgnore value for Version.Check to not perform update check
-	CheckIgnore = "ignore"
-)
-
-// AutoUpdateSetting implements json.Unmarshaler to check values in config
-type AutoUpdateSetting int
-
-// AutoUpdateSetting values
-const (
-	AutoUpdateNever AutoUpdateSetting = iota // do not auto-update
-	AutoUpdatePatch                          // only on new patch versions
-	AutoUpdateMinor                          // on new minor or patch versions (Default)
-	AutoUpdateMajor                          // on all, even Major, version changes
-)
-
-// ErrUnknownAutoUpdateSetting is returned when an unknown value is read from the config
-var ErrUnknownAutoUpdateSetting = errors.New("unknown value for AutoUpdate")
-
-// defaultCheckPeriod governs h
-var defaultCheckPeriod = time.Hour * 48
-
-// UnmarshalJSON checks the input against known strings
-func (s *AutoUpdateSetting) UnmarshalJSON(in []byte) error {
-
-	switch strings.ToLower(string(in)) {
-	case `"never"`:
-		*s = AutoUpdateNever
-	case `"major"`:
-		*s = AutoUpdateMajor
-	case `"minor"`:
-		*s = AutoUpdateMinor
-	case `"patch"`:
-		*s = AutoUpdatePatch
-	default:
-		*s = AutoUpdateMinor
-		return ErrUnknownAutoUpdateSetting
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// MarshalJSON converts the value back to JSON string
-func (s AutoUpdateSetting) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	return []byte(`"` + s.String() + `"`), nil
-}
-
-// String converts valye to human readable string
-func (s AutoUpdateSetting) String() string {
-	switch s {
-	case AutoUpdateNever:
-		return "never"
-	case AutoUpdateMajor:
-		return "major"
-	case AutoUpdateMinor:
-		return "minor"
-	case AutoUpdatePatch:
-		return "patch"
-	default:
-		return ErrUnknownAutoUpdateSetting.Error()
-	}
-}
-
-func (v *Version) checkPeriodDuration() time.Duration {
-	d, err := strconv.Atoi(v.CheckPeriod)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warning("config.Version.CheckPeriod parse error. Using default.")
-		return defaultCheckPeriod
-	}
-	return time.Duration(d)
-}
-
-// ShouldCheckForUpdate returns if update check API endpoint is needed for this specific runtime
-func (v *Version) ShouldCheckForUpdate() bool {
-
-	period := v.checkPeriodDuration()
-	if v.Check == CheckIgnore || v.CheckDate.Add(period).After(time.Now()) {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// VersionDefaultValue returns the default version config value (for init).
-func VersionDefaultValue() Version {
-	return Version{
-		Current:     CurrentVersionNumber,
-		Check:       "error",
-		CheckPeriod: strconv.Itoa(int(defaultCheckPeriod)),
-		AutoUpdate:  AutoUpdateMinor,
-	}
-}