diff --git a/pyiron_atomistics/lammps/base.py b/pyiron_atomistics/lammps/base.py
index 56c9150d9..c3695ce03 100644
--- a/pyiron_atomistics/lammps/base.py
+++ b/pyiron_atomistics/lammps/base.py
@@ -386,20 +386,7 @@ def write_input(self):
             structure=self.structure, cutoff_radius=self.cutoff_radius
         )
         lmp_structure.write_file(file_name="structure.inp", cwd=self.working_directory)
-        version_int_lst = self._get_executable_version_number()
         update_input_hdf5 = False
-        if (
-            version_int_lst is not None
-            and "dump_modify" in self.input.control._dataset["Parameter"]
-            and (
-                version_int_lst[0] < 2016
-                or (version_int_lst[0] == 2016 and version_int_lst[1] < 11)
-            )
-        ):
-            self.input.control["dump_modify"] = self.input.control[
-                "dump_modify"
-            ].replace(" line ", " ")
-            update_input_hdf5 = True
         if not all(self.structure.pbc):
             self.input.control["boundary"] = " ".join(
                 ["p" if coord else "f" for coord in self.structure.pbc]
@@ -416,25 +403,6 @@ def write_input(self):
         )
         self.input.potential.copy_pot_files(self.working_directory)
 
-    def _get_executable_version_number(self):
-        """
-        Get the version of the executable
-
-        Returns:
-            list: List of integers defining the version number
-        """
-        if self.executable.version:
-            return [
-                l
-                for l in [
-                    [int(i) for i in sv.split(".") if i.isdigit()]
-                    for sv in self.executable.version.split("/")[-1].split("_")
-                ]
-                if len(l) > 0
-            ][0]
-        else:
-            return None
-
     @property
     def publication(self):
         return {
diff --git a/tests/lammps/test_base.py b/tests/lammps/test_base.py
index 28387b0c9..5d558b0a0 100644
--- a/tests/lammps/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/lammps/test_base.py
@@ -133,30 +133,6 @@ def test_structure_charge(self):
             ],
         )
 
-    def test_avilable_versions(self):
-        self.job.executable = os.path.abspath(
-            os.path.join(
-                self.execution_path,
-                "..",
-                "static",
-                "lammps",
-                "bin",
-                "run_lammps_2018.03.16.sh",
-            )
-        )
-        self.assertTrue([2018, 3, 16] == self.job._get_executable_version_number())
-        self.job.executable = os.path.abspath(
-            os.path.join(
-                self.execution_path,
-                "..",
-                "static",
-                "lammps",
-                "bin",
-                "run_lammps_2018.03.16_mpi.sh",
-            )
-        )
-        self.assertTrue([2018, 3, 16] == self.job._get_executable_version_number())
-
     def _build_water(self, y0_shift=0.0):
         density = 1.0e-24  # g/A^3
         n_mols = 27