diff --git a/dbmigration/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/dbmigration/DatabaseConfigurationContext.java b/dbmigration/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/dbmigration/DatabaseConfigurationContext.java
index ab1ce1104998324d347d6701c963b3d636e57dfb..a635dad82f0998cd7b49a238acbb265db4ed9c09 100644
--- a/dbmigration/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/dbmigration/DatabaseConfigurationContext.java
+++ b/dbmigration/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/dbmigration/DatabaseConfigurationContext.java
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.ConfigurationFailureException;
  */
 public class DatabaseConfigurationContext
 {
-    private String databaseVersion;
-    
     private String driver;
 
     private LobHandler lobHandler;
@@ -134,36 +132,6 @@ public class DatabaseConfigurationContext
         return adminDataSource;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the database version which should be used. If not set by {@link #setDatabaseVersion(String)} or
-     * does not start with a digit <code>defaultDatabaseVersion</code> will be returned.
-     * 
-     * @throws ConfigurationFailureException if the database version is beyound the default one.
-     */
-    public final String getDatabaseVersion(String defaultDatabaseVersion)
-    {
-        if (isValidDatabaseVersion(databaseVersion) == false)
-        {
-            return defaultDatabaseVersion;
-        }
-        if (databaseVersion.compareTo(defaultDatabaseVersion) > 0)
-        {
-            throw new ConfigurationFailureException("Database version " + databaseVersion
-                    + " is not supported. Latest supported database version is " + defaultDatabaseVersion);
-        }
-        return databaseVersion;
-    }
-    
-    private boolean isValidDatabaseVersion(String version)
-    {
-        return version != null && version.length() > 0 && Character.isDigit(version.charAt(0));
-    }
-
-    public final void setDatabaseVersion(String databaseVersion)
-    {
-        this.databaseVersion = databaseVersion;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the user name of the owner of the database.
      */