diff --git a/i2psam.cpp b/i2psam.cpp
index 12e6329..17d981c 100644
--- a/i2psam.cpp
+++ b/i2psam.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ void I2pSocket::freeWSA()
 }
 #endif
 
-I2pSocket::I2pSocket(const std::string& SAMHost, uint16_t SAMPort, const std::string& minVer, const std::string &maxVer)
-    : socket_(INVALID_SOCKET), SAMHost_(SAMHost), SAMPort_(SAMPort), minVer_(minVer), maxVer_(maxVer)
+I2pSocket::I2pSocket(const std::string& SAMHost, uint16_t SAMPort)
+    : socket_(INVALID_SOCKET), SAMHost_(SAMHost), SAMPort_(SAMPort)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
     if (instances_++ == 0)
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ I2pSocket::I2pSocket(const std::string& SAMHost, uint16_t SAMPort, const std::st
     bootstrapI2P();
 }
 
-I2pSocket::I2pSocket(const sockaddr_in& addr, const std::string &minVer, const std::string& maxVer)
-    : socket_(INVALID_SOCKET), servAddr_(addr), minVer_(minVer), maxVer_(maxVer)
+I2pSocket::I2pSocket(const sockaddr_in& addr)
+    : socket_(INVALID_SOCKET), servAddr_(addr)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
     if (instances_++ == 0)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ I2pSocket::I2pSocket(const sockaddr_in& addr, const std::string &minVer, const s
 }
 
 I2pSocket::I2pSocket(const I2pSocket& rhs)
-    : socket_(INVALID_SOCKET), servAddr_(rhs.servAddr_), minVer_(rhs.minVer_), maxVer_(rhs.maxVer_)
+    : socket_(INVALID_SOCKET), servAddr_(rhs.servAddr_)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
     if (instances_++ == 0)
@@ -228,16 +228,6 @@ const std::string& I2pSocket::getVersion() const
     return version_;
 }
 
-const std::string& I2pSocket::getMinVer() const
-{
-    return minVer_;
-}
-
-const std::string& I2pSocket::getMaxVer() const
-{
-    return maxVer_;
-}
-
 const sockaddr_in& I2pSocket::getAddress() const
 {
     return servAddr_;
@@ -251,10 +241,8 @@ StreamSession::StreamSession(
         const std::string& SAMHost     /*= SAM_DEFAULT_ADDRESS*/,
               uint16_t     SAMPort     /*= SAM_DEFAULT_PORT*/,
         const std::string& destination /*= SAM_GENERATE_MY_DESTINATION*/,
-        const std::string& i2pOptions  /*= SAM_DEFAULT_I2P_OPTIONS*/,
-        const std::string& minVer      /*= SAM_DEFAULT_MIN_VER*/,
-        const std::string& maxVer      /*= SAM_DEFAULT_MAX_VER*/)
-    : socket_(SAMHost, SAMPort, minVer, maxVer)
+        const std::string& i2pOptions  /*= SAM_DEFAULT_I2P_OPTIONS*/)
+    : socket_(SAMHost, SAMPort)
     , nickname_(nickname)
     , sessionID_(generateSessionID())
     , i2pOptions_(i2pOptions)
@@ -607,22 +595,6 @@ uint16_t StreamSession::getSAMPort() const
     return socket_.getPort();
 }
 
-const std::string& StreamSession::getSAMMinVer() const
-{
-#ifdef DEBUG_ON_STDOUT
-    std::cout << "getSAMMinVer: " << socket_.getMinVer() << std::endl;
-#endif // DEBUG_ON_STDOUT
-    return socket_.getMinVer();
-}
-
-const std::string& StreamSession::getSAMMaxVer() const
-{
-#ifdef DEBUG_ON_STDOUT
-    std::cout << "getSAMMaxVer: " << socket_.getMaxVer() << std::endl;
-#endif // DEBUG_ON_STDOUT
-    return socket_.getMaxVer();
-}
-
 const std::string& StreamSession::getSAMVersion() const
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG_ON_STDOUT
diff --git a/i2psam.h b/i2psam.h
index 06f7bad..8a081d2 100644
--- a/i2psam.h
+++ b/i2psam.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #define SAM_DEFAULT_ADDRESS         "127.0.0.1"
 #define SAM_DEFAULT_PORT            7656
-#define SAM_DEFAULT_MIN_VER         "3.0"
-#define SAM_DEFAULT_MAX_VER         "3.0"
 #define SAM_GENERATE_MY_DESTINATION "TRANSIENT"
 #define SAM_MY_NAME                 "ME"
 #define SAM_DEFAULT_I2P_OPTIONS     ""
@@ -201,8 +199,8 @@ private:
 class I2pSocket
 {
 public:
-    I2pSocket(const std::string& SAMHost, uint16_t SAMPort, const std::string &minVer, const std::string& maxVer);
-    I2pSocket(const sockaddr_in& addr, const std::string& minVer, const std::string& maxVer);
+    I2pSocket(const std::string& SAMHost, uint16_t SAMPort);
+    I2pSocket(const sockaddr_in& addr);
     // explicit because we don't want to create any socket implicity
     explicit I2pSocket(const I2pSocket& rhs); // creates a new socket with the same parameters
     ~I2pSocket();
@@ -219,8 +217,6 @@ public:
     const std::string& getVersion() const;
     const std::string& getHost() const;
     uint16_t getPort() const;
-    const std::string& getMinVer() const;
-    const std::string& getMaxVer() const;
 
     const sockaddr_in& getAddress() const;
 
@@ -229,8 +225,8 @@ private:
     sockaddr_in servAddr_;
     std::string SAMHost_;
     uint16_t SAMPort_;
-    const std::string minVer_;
-    const std::string maxVer_;
+    const std::string minVer_ = "3.0";
+    const std::string maxVer_ = "3.0";
     std::string version_;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -332,9 +328,7 @@ public:
             const std::string& SAMHost     = SAM_DEFAULT_ADDRESS,
                   uint16_t     SAMPort     = SAM_DEFAULT_PORT,
             const std::string& destination = SAM_GENERATE_MY_DESTINATION,
-            const std::string& i2pOptions  = SAM_DEFAULT_I2P_OPTIONS,
-            const std::string& minVer      = SAM_DEFAULT_MIN_VER,
-            const std::string& maxVer      = SAM_DEFAULT_MAX_VER);
+            const std::string& i2pOptions  = SAM_DEFAULT_I2P_OPTIONS);
     explicit StreamSession(StreamSession& rhs);
     ~StreamSession();