diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js
index 47201689d..9bc05ed9f 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ function manageFunctionModal() {
 
 function initPage() {
   reloadWindow.periodical(consoleRefreshTimeout);
-  if ( showVersionPopup ) {
-    window.location.assign('?view=version');
-  }
   if ( showDonatePopup ) {
     $j.getJSON(thisUrl + '?request=modal&modal=donate')
         .done(function(data) {
@@ -228,4 +225,4 @@ function applySort(event, ui) {
   ajax.send();
 } // end function applySort(event,ui)
 
-window.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', initPage );
+$j(document).ready(initPage );
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php b/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php
index 6ef6c199c..9f5355dc6 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php
@@ -1,26 +1,15 @@
 var consoleRefreshTimeout = <?php echo 1000*ZM_WEB_REFRESH_MAIN ?>;
 
 <?php
-if ( canEdit('System') ) {
-  if ( ZM_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES && ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION && ( verNum(ZM_VERSION) < verNum(ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION) ) && ( verNum(ZM_DYN_CURR_VERSION) < verNum(ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION) ) && ( ZM_DYN_NEXT_REMINDER < time() ) ) {
-    $showVersionPopup = true;
-    $nextReminder = time() + 60*60;
-    // limit popups to one per hour instead of on every console refresh.
-    dbQuery("UPDATE Config SET Value = '".$nextReminder."' WHERE Name = 'ZM_DYN_NEXT_REMINDER'");
-
-  } else if ( ZM_DYN_SHOW_DONATE_REMINDER ) {
-    if ( ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME > 0 ) {
-      if ( ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME < time() ) {
-        $showDonatePopup = true;
-      }
-    } else {
-      $nextReminder = time() + 30*24*60*60;
-      dbQuery("UPDATE Config SET Value = '".$nextReminder."' WHERE Name = 'ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME'");
-    }
+if ( canEdit('System') && ZM_DYN_SHOW_DONATE_REMINDER ) {
+  if ( ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME > 0 ) {
+    if ( ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME < time() ) $showDonatePopup = true;
+  } else {
+    $nextReminder = time() + 30*24*60*60;
+    dbQuery("UPDATE Config SET Value = '".$nextReminder."' WHERE Name = 'ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME'");
   }
-} // end if canEdit('System')
+}
 ?>
-var showVersionPopup = <?php echo isset($showVersionPopup )?'true':'false' ?>;
 var showDonatePopup = <?php echo isset($showDonatePopup )?'true':'false' ?>;
 var monitors = new Array();
 <?php
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/version.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/version.js
deleted file mode 100644
index adec52bfb..000000000
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/version.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-function submitForm( element ) {
-  var form = element.form;
-  if ( form.option.selectedIndex == 0 ) {
-    form.view.value = currentView;
-  } else {
-    form.view.value = 'none';
-  }
-}
-
-if ( openZmWindow ) {
-  zmWindow();
-}
-
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/version.js.php b/web/skins/classic/views/js/version.js.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 80b1ca521..000000000
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/version.js.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-var openZmWindow = <?php echo (isset($_REQUEST['action']) && $_REQUEST['action'] == "version" && $_REQUEST['option'] == "go")?'true':'false' ?>;
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/version.php b/web/skins/classic/views/version.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6552c4cd5..000000000
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/version.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-//
-// ZoneMinder web version view file, $Date$, $Revision$
-// Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Philip Coombes
-//
-// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-// as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-// of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-//
-
-if ( !canView('System') ) {
-  $view = 'error';
-  return;
-}
-
-$options = array(
-  'go' => translate('GoToZoneMinder')
-);
-
-if ( verNum(ZM_DYN_CURR_VERSION) != verNum(ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION) and canEdit('System') ) {
-  $options = array_merge( $options, array(
-    'ignore' => translate('VersionIgnore'),
-    'hour'   => translate('VersionRemindHour'),
-    'day'    => translate('VersionRemindDay'),
-    'week'   => translate('VersionRemindWeek'),
-    'month'  => translate('VersionRemindMonth'),
-    'never'  => translate('VersionRemindNever')
-  ) );
-}
-
-$focusWindow = true;
-
-xhtmlHeaders(__FILE__, translate('Version'));
-?>
-<body>
-  <div id="page">
-    <div id="header">
-      <h2><?php echo translate('Version') ?></h2>
-    </div>
-    <div id="content">
-<?php
-if ( ZM_DYN_DB_VERSION && (ZM_DYN_DB_VERSION != ZM_VERSION) ) {
-?>
-      <p class="errorText"><?php echo sprintf( $CLANG['VersionMismatch'], ZM_VERSION, ZM_DYN_DB_VERSION ) ?></p>
-      <p><?php echo translate('RunLocalUpdate') ?></p>
-      <div id="contentButtons">
-<?php
-} else if ( verNum( ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION ) <= verNum( ZM_VERSION ) ) {
-?>
-      <p><?php echo sprintf($CLANG['RunningRecentVer'], ZM_VERSION) ?></p>
-      <p><?php echo translate('UpdateNotNecessary') ?></p>
-      <div id="contentButtons">
-      <button type="button" data-on-click="zmWindow"><?php echo translate('GoToZoneMinder') ?></button>
-<?php
-} else {
-?>
-      <form name="contentForm" id="contentForm" method="get" action="?">
-        <input type="hidden" name="view" value="version"/>
-        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="version"/>
-        <p><?php echo translate('UpdateAvailable') ?></p>
-        <p><?php echo sprintf( $CLANG['LatestRelease'], ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION, ZM_VERSION ) ?></p>
-        <p><?php echo buildSelect('option', $options); ?></p>
-        <div id="contentButtons">
-<?php
-  if ( canEdit('System') ) {
-?>
-          <button type="submit"><?php echo translate('Apply') ?></button>
-<?php
-  }
-}
-?>
-          <button type="button" data-on-click="closeWindow"><?php echo translate('Close') ?></button>
-        </div>
-      </form>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</body>
-</html>