diff --git a/MysqliDb.php b/MysqliDb.php
index 53ebd245..738d9230 100644
--- a/MysqliDb.php
+++ b/MysqliDb.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2010-2017
  * @license   http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html GNU Public License
  * @link      http://github.com/joshcam/PHP-MySQLi-Database-Class 
- * @version   2.9.2
+ * @version   2.9.3
  */
 
 class MysqliDb
@@ -968,12 +968,6 @@ public function delete($tableName, $numRows = null)
      */
     public function where($whereProp, $whereValue = 'DBNULL', $operator = '=', $cond = 'AND')
     {
-        // forkaround for an old operation api
-        if (is_array($whereValue) && ($key = key($whereValue)) != "0") {
-            $operator = $key;
-            $whereValue = $whereValue[$key];
-        }
-
         if (count($this->_where) == 0) {
             $cond = '';
         }
diff --git a/tests/mysqliDbTests.php b/tests/mysqliDbTests.php
index bd35bc30..dd74b578 100644
--- a/tests/mysqliDbTests.php
+++ b/tests/mysqliDbTests.php
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function createTable ($name, $data) {
 //$users = $db->get("users");
 //print_r ($users);
 
-$db->where("firstname", Array ('LIKE' => '%John%'));
+$db->where("firstname", '%John%', 'like');
 $users = $db->get("users");
 if ($db->count != 1) {
     echo "Invalid insert count in LIKE: ".$db->count;