diff --git a/source/net/yacy/peers/PeerActions.java b/source/net/yacy/peers/PeerActions.java
index 71666a3e2..b249d5c95 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/peers/PeerActions.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/peers/PeerActions.java
@@ -109,14 +109,7 @@ public class PeerActions {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // disconnection time
-        long dtimeUTC0;
         final Seed disconnectedSeed = this.seedDB.getDisconnected(seed.hash);
-        if (disconnectedSeed == null) {
-            dtimeUTC0 = 0; // never disconnected: virtually disconnected maximum time ago
-        } else {
-            dtimeUTC0 = disconnectedSeed.getLong("dct", 0);
-        }
 
         if (direct) {
             // remember the moment
@@ -130,9 +123,6 @@ public class PeerActions {
             if (Math.abs(nowUTC0Time - ctimeUTC0) > 120000) seed.setFlagDirectConnect(false); // 2 minutes
         }
 
-        // update latest version number
-        if (seed.getVersion() > yacyVersion.latestRelease) yacyVersion.latestRelease = seed.getVersion();
-
         // prepare to update
         if (disconnectedSeed != null) {
             // if the indirect connect aims to announce a peer that we know
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/peers/operation/yacyVersion.java b/source/net/yacy/peers/operation/yacyVersion.java
index f4436b2a5..d5e1924fc 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/peers/operation/yacyVersion.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/peers/operation/yacyVersion.java
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ public class yacyVersion implements Comparator<yacyVersion>, Comparable<yacyVers
     public static final double YACY_POVIDES_REMOTECRAWL_LISTS = (float) 0.550;
     private static yacyVersion thisVersion = null;
 
-    /**
-     * information about latest release, retrieved by other peers release version,
-     * this value is overwritten when a peer with later version appears*/
-    public static double latestRelease = 0.1; //
-
     private double releaseNr;
     private final String dateStamp;
     private int svn;