diff --git a/dht-node/.env.dist b/dht-node/.env.dist
index c1641ea98..09e25ccb6 100644
--- a/dht-node/.env.dist
+++ b/dht-node/.env.dist
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ DB_PASSWORD=
 DB_DATABASE=gradido_community
 TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH=typeorm.dht-node.log
 
-# EventProtocol
-EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
-
 # SET LOG LEVEL AS NEEDED IN YOUR .ENV
 # POSSIBLE VALUES: all | trace | debug | info | warn | error | fatal
 # LOG_LEVEL=info
diff --git a/dht-node/.env.template b/dht-node/.env.template
index eca7cb277..b31667fdb 100644
--- a/dht-node/.env.template
+++ b/dht-node/.env.template
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ DB_PASSWORD=$DB_PASSWORD
 DB_DATABASE=gradido_community
 TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH=$TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH
 
-# EventProtocol
-EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=$EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED
-
 # Federation
 FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=$FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC
 FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=$FEDERATION_DHT_SEED
diff --git a/dht-node/src/config/index.ts b/dht-node/src/config/index.ts
index 02cbb20e9..cb6fe7c77 100644
--- a/dht-node/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/dht-node/src/config/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const constants = {
   LOG_LEVEL: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
   CONFIG_VERSION: {
     DEFAULT: 'DEFAULT',
-    EXPECTED: 'v1.2023-01-01',
+    EXPECTED: 'v2.2023-02-07',
     CURRENT: '',
   },
 }
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ const database = {
     process.env.TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH || 'typeorm.dht-node.log',
 }
 
-const eventProtocol = {
-  // global switch to enable writing of EventProtocol-Entries
-  EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED: process.env.EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED === 'true' || false,
-}
-
 const federation = {
   FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC || 'GRADIDO_HUB',
   FEDERATION_DHT_SEED: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_SEED || null,