diff --git a/zaqarclient/queues/v2/claim.py b/zaqarclient/queues/v2/claim.py
index 03e9e5a0..001eae4d 100644
--- a/zaqarclient/queues/v2/claim.py
+++ b/zaqarclient/queues/v2/claim.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class Claim(claim.Claim):
 
         # extract the id from the first message
         if msgs is not None:
-            if self._queue.client.api_version >= 1.1:
-                msgs = msgs['messages']
+            msgs = msgs['messages']
             self.id = msgs[0]['href'].split('=')[-1]
 
         self._message_iter = iterate._Iterator(self._queue.client,