diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py
index 15e4ea5c..5e4fa111 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py
@@ -200,20 +200,7 @@ class RequestsHTTPProviderTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_cluster.nsxlib_config = conf
         return (mock_cluster, mock_ep, mock_conn)
 
-    def test_validate_connection_method_v1(self):
-        mock_cluster, mock_ep, mock_conn = self._validate_con_mocks('2.3.0')
-        provider = cluster.NSXRequestsHTTPProvider()
-        with mock.patch.object(client.JSONRESTClient, "get",
-                               return_value={'application_status': 'DOWN'}):
-            self.assertRaises(nsxlib_exc.ResourceNotFound,
-                              provider.validate_connection,
-                              mock_cluster, mock_ep, mock_conn)
-
-        with mock.patch.object(client.JSONRESTClient, "get",
-                               return_value={'application_status': 'WORKING'}):
-            provider.validate_connection(mock_cluster, mock_ep, mock_conn)
-
-    def test_validate_connection_method_v2(self):
+    def test_validate_connection_method(self):
         mock_cluster, mock_ep, mock_conn = self._validate_con_mocks('2.4.0')
         provider = cluster.NSXRequestsHTTPProvider()
         with mock.patch.object(client.JSONRESTClient, "get",
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/__init__.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/__init__.py
index 9c1e740b..5d5abb9b 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/__init__.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/__init__.py
@@ -125,36 +125,18 @@ class NsxLib(lib.NsxLibBase):
     @property
     def validate_connection_method(self):
         """Return a method that will validate the NSX manager status"""
-        def check_manager_status_v1(client, manager_url):
-            """MP healthcheck for Version 2.3 and below"""
-            # Try to get the cluster status silently and with no retries
-            status = client.get('operational/application/status',
-                                silent=True, with_retries=False)
-            if (not status or status.get('application_status') != 'WORKING'):
-                msg = _("Manager is not in working state: %s") % status
-                LOG.warning(msg)
-                raise exceptions.ResourceNotFound(
-                    manager=manager_url, operation=msg)
 
-        def check_manager_status_v2(client, manager_url):
+        def check_manager_status(client, manager_url):
             """MP healthcheck for Version 2.4 and above"""
             # Try to get the status silently and with no retries
             status = client.get('reverse-proxy/node/health',
                                 silent=True, with_retries=False)
-            if (not status or not status.get('healthy', False)):
+            if not status or not status.get('healthy', False):
                 msg = _("Manager is not in working state: %s") % status
                 LOG.warning(msg)
                 raise exceptions.ResourceNotFound(
                     manager=manager_url, operation=msg)
 
-        def check_manager_status(client, manager_url):
-            # Decide on the healthcheck by the version (if already initialized)
-            if (self.nsx_version and
-                version.LooseVersion(self.nsx_version) >=
-                version.LooseVersion(nsx_constants.NSX_VERSION_2_4_0)):
-                return check_manager_status_v2(client, manager_url)
-            return check_manager_status_v1(client, manager_url)
-
         return check_manager_status
 
     def get_version(self):