diff --git a/pkg/database/database.go b/pkg/database/database.go
index dc0405e5..4080d811 100644
--- a/pkg/database/database.go
+++ b/pkg/database/database.go
@@ -33,31 +33,6 @@ type LSN struct {
 	lsn string
 }
 
-func checkVersion(c *pgx.Conn, exp string) (bool, error) {
-	rows, err := c.Query(`SELECT extversion FROM pg_catalog.pg_extension WHERE extname OPERATOR(pg_catalog.=) 'yezzey';`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to get ao/aocs tables %v", err) //fix
-	}
-
-	defer rows.Close()
-	ylogger.Zero.Debug().Msg("executed select")
-
-	if rows.Next() {
-		var ver string
-		if err := rows.Scan(&ver); err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse query output %v", err)
-		}
-		if rows.Next() {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to get yezzey extension version: duplicate output")
-		}
-
-		/* we compare versions lexicographically */
-		return ver >= exp, nil
-	}
-
-	return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to get yezzey extension version")
-}
-
 func nextPrefix(prefix string) string {
 	b := []byte(prefix)
 	for i := len(b) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
@@ -82,39 +57,33 @@ func (database *DatabaseHandler) GetVirtualExpireIndexByPrefix(port uint64, db D
 	upper := nextPrefix(prefix)
 	usePrefix := lower != "" && upper != ""
 
-	/* Todo: check that yezzey version >= 1.8.4 */
-	if ch, err := checkVersion(conn, "1.8.4"); err != nil {
-		ylogger.Zero.Warn().Err(err).Msg("GetVirtualExpireIndexByPrefix: failed")
-		return err
-	} else if ch {
-		var rows *pgx.Rows
-		if usePrefix {
-			rows, err = conn.Query(`SELECT x_path, lsn FROM yezzey.yezzey_expire_hint WHERE x_path COLLATE "C" OPERATOR(pg_catalog.>=) $1 COLLATE "C" AND x_path COLLATE "C" OPERATOR(pg_catalog.<) $2 COLLATE "C";`, lower, upper)
-		} else {
-			rows, err = conn.Query(`SELECT x_path, lsn FROM yezzey.yezzey_expire_hint;`)
+	var rows *pgx.Rows
+	if usePrefix {
+		rows, err = conn.Query(`SELECT x_path, lsn FROM yezzey.yezzey_expire_hint WHERE x_path COLLATE "C" OPERATOR(pg_catalog.>=) $1 COLLATE "C" AND x_path COLLATE "C" OPERATOR(pg_catalog.<) $2 COLLATE "C";`, lower, upper)
+	} else {
+		rows, err = conn.Query(`SELECT x_path, lsn FROM yezzey.yezzey_expire_hint;`)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get ao/aocs tables %v", err) //fix
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	ylogger.Zero.Debug().Bool("prefix filtered", usePrefix).Msg("executed select")
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		row := ExpireHint{}
+		if err := rows.Scan(&row.x_path, &row.expireLsn); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse query output %v", err)
 		}
+
+		lsn, err := pgx.ParseLSN(row.expireLsn)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to get ao/aocs tables %v", err) //fix
-		}
-		defer rows.Close()
-		ylogger.Zero.Debug().Bool("prefix filtered", usePrefix).Msg("executed select")
-
-		for rows.Next() {
-			row := ExpireHint{}
-			if err := rows.Scan(&row.x_path, &row.expireLsn); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse query output %v", err)
-			}
-
-			lsn, err := pgx.ParseLSN(row.expireLsn)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse query output %v", err)
-			}
-
-			ylogger.Zero.Debug().Str("x_path", row.x_path).Str("lsn", row.expireLsn).Msg("added file to expire hint")
-			(*expireIndex)[row.x_path] = lsn
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse query output %v", err)
 		}
-		ylogger.Zero.Debug().Msg("fetched expire hint info")
+
+		ylogger.Zero.Debug().Str("x_path", row.x_path).Str("lsn", row.expireLsn).Msg("added file to expire hint")
+		(*expireIndex)[row.x_path] = lsn
 	}
+	ylogger.Zero.Debug().Msg("fetched expire hint info")
 
 	var viRows *pgx.Rows
 	if usePrefix {