diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qdebugmessageclient.cpp b/src/libs/qmldebug/qdebugmessageclient.cpp
index c6c6433e676..48ffa89b5b3 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qdebugmessageclient.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qdebugmessageclient.cpp
@@ -55,30 +55,17 @@ void QDebugMessageClient::messageReceived(const QByteArray &data)
     ds >> command;
 
     if (command == "MESSAGE") {
-        if (serviceVersion() == 1.0) {
-            QByteArray messagePacket;
-            ds >> messagePacket;
-
-            QByteArray debugMessage;
-            int type;
-            QDataStream ms(messagePacket);
-            ms >> type >> debugMessage;
-            QDebugContextInfo info;
-            emit message(QtMsgType(type), QString::fromUtf8(debugMessage.data()),
-                         info);
-        } else {
-            int type;
-            int line;
-            QByteArray debugMessage;
-            QByteArray file;
-            QByteArray function;
-            ds >> type >> debugMessage >> file >> line >> function;
-            QDebugContextInfo info;
-            info.line = line;
-            info.file = QString::fromUtf8(file);
-            info.function = QString::fromUtf8(function);
-            emit message(QtMsgType(type), QString::fromUtf8(debugMessage), info);
-        }
+        int type;
+        int line;
+        QByteArray debugMessage;
+        QByteArray file;
+        QByteArray function;
+        ds >> type >> debugMessage >> file >> line >> function;
+        QDebugContextInfo info;
+        info.line = line;
+        info.file = QString::fromUtf8(file);
+        info.function = QString::fromUtf8(function);
+        emit message(QtMsgType(type), QString::fromUtf8(debugMessage), info);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp
index fd91502654d..52c4cb6efd2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp
@@ -978,8 +978,6 @@ QmlV8DebuggerClient::~QmlV8DebuggerClient()
 
 void QmlV8DebuggerClient::startSession()
 {
-    //Supports v2.0 and above
-    QTC_ASSERT(serviceVersion() >= CURRENT_SUPPORTED_VERSION, return);
     flushSendBuffer();
     d->connect();
     //Query for the V8 version. This is
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclientconstants.h b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclientconstants.h
index 19935617c22..2f7c8f0ba47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclientconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclientconstants.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 namespace Debugger {
 namespace Internal {
 
-const float CURRENT_SUPPORTED_VERSION = 2.0;
 const char V8REQUEST[] = "v8request";
 const char V8MESSAGE[] = "v8message";
 const char BREAKONSIGNAL[] = "breakonsignal";