diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java
index 5cce9d233c..17fb0a90e2 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class StatisticsManager implements Service {
 ***/
         
         if (_context.getBooleanPropertyDefaultTrue(PROP_PUBLISH_RANKINGS) &&
-            (CoreVersion.VERSION.equals("0.9") || _context.random().nextInt(RANDOM_INCLUDE_STATS) == 0)) {
+            _context.random().nextInt(RANDOM_INCLUDE_STATS) == 0) {
             long publishedUptime = _context.router().getUptime();
             // Don't publish these for first hour
             // Disabled in 0.9