diff --git a/badger/datastore.go b/badger/datastore.go
index 34aed6f..254d872 100644
--- a/badger/datastore.go
+++ b/badger/datastore.go
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ package dsbadger
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	badger "github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2"
@@ -133,9 +131,6 @@ func NewDatastore(path string, options *Options) (*Datastore, error) {
 
 	kv, err := badger.Open(opt)
 	if err != nil {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "manifest has unsupported version:") {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported badger version, use github.com/ipfs/badgerds-upgrade to upgrade: %s", err.Error())
-		}
 		return nil, err
 	}