diff --git a/freezer_api/service.py b/freezer_api/service.py
index 7664931f..d57940d2 100644
--- a/freezer_api/service.py
+++ b/freezer_api/service.py
@@ -16,20 +16,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 """
 import sys
 
-import falcon
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from paste import deploy
 from paste import urlmap
-import pkg_resources
 
 from freezer_api.cmd import api
 from freezer_api.common import config
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
-# Define the minimum version of falcon at which we can use the "new" invocation
-# style for middleware (aka v1), i.e. the "middleware" named argument for
-# falcon.API.
-FALCON_MINVERSION_MIDDLEWARE = pkg_resources.parse_version('0.2.0b1')
 
 
 def root_app_factory(loader, global_conf, **local_conf):
@@ -47,16 +41,7 @@ def root_app_factory(loader, global_conf, **local_conf):
 
 
 def freezer_appv1_factory(global_conf, **local_conf):
-    current_version = pkg_resources.parse_version(
-        falcon.__version__ if hasattr(falcon,
-                                      '__version__') else falcon.version)
-
-    # Check the currently installed version of falcon in order to invoke it
-    # correctly.
-    if current_version < FALCON_MINVERSION_MIDDLEWARE:
-        return api.build_app_v0()
-    else:
-        return api.build_app_v1()
+    return api.build_app_v1()
 
 
 def freezer_appv2_factory(global_conf, **local_conf):
diff --git a/freezer_api/tests/unit/test_service.py b/freezer_api/tests/unit/test_service.py
index 5057891c..94753254 100644
--- a/freezer_api/tests/unit/test_service.py
+++ b/freezer_api/tests/unit/test_service.py
@@ -30,38 +30,6 @@ class TestService(common.FreezerBaseTestCase):
         self.falcon_versions_middleware = ['0.2.0', '0.3.0', '1.0.0']
         super(TestService, self).setUp()
 
-    @patch('freezer_api.cmd.api.v1')
-    @patch('freezer_api.cmd.api.manager')
-    @patch('freezer_api.cmd.api.falcon')
-    def test_on_old_falcon_builds_v0(self, mock_falcon, mock_driver, mock_v1):
-        """Test that falcon versions that should use old middleware syntax do so
-
-        :param mock_falcon: The falcon import freezer-api will try to
-        start up
-        :param mock_driver: Database driver
-        :param mock_v1: List of endpoints for v1 for the freezer API.
-        """
-        mock_driver.get_db.return_value = None
-        mock_v1.endpoints = []
-
-        # Iterate through all of the versions of falcon that should be using
-        # the old before=,after= invocation and ensure that freezer-api isn't
-        # trying to invoke it in the old style.
-        for version_string in self.falcon_versions_hooks:
-            version_attribute = '__version__' if hasattr(
-                falcon, '__version__') else 'version'
-            with patch('falcon.' + version_attribute, version_string):
-                # Attempt to invoke a mocked version of falcon to see what args
-                # it was called with
-                service.freezer_appv1_factory(None)
-
-                # Check kwargs to see if the correct arguments are being passed
-                _, named_args = mock_falcon.API.call_args
-
-                self.assertIn('before', named_args)
-                self.assertIn('after', named_args)
-                self.assertNotIn('middleware', named_args)
-
     @patch('freezer_api.cmd.api.v1')
     @patch('freezer_api.cmd.api.manager')
     @patch('freezer_api.cmd.api.falcon')