diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client/client.go b/pkg/rpc/client/client.go
index 953c25477..3c6184bb7 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client/client.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ type Client struct {
 	cli      *http.Client
 	endpoint *url.URL
 	ctx      context.Context
-	version  string
 	wifMu    *sync.Mutex
 	wif      *keys.WIF
 	balancer request.BalanceGetter
@@ -59,10 +58,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	CACert         string
 	DialTimeout    time.Duration
 	RequestTimeout time.Duration
-	// Version is the version of the client that will be send
-	// along with the request body. If no version is specified
-	// the default version (currently 2.0) will be used.
-	Version string
 }
 
 // cache stores cache values for the RPC client methods
@@ -92,10 +87,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, endpoint string, opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		opts.RequestTimeout = defaultRequestTimeout
 	}
 
-	if opts.Version == "" {
-		opts.Version = defaultClientVersion
-	}
-
 	httpClient := &http.Client{
 		Transport: &http.Transport{
 			DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
@@ -114,7 +105,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, endpoint string, opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		cli:      httpClient,
 		wifMu:    new(sync.Mutex),
 		endpoint: url,
-		version:  opts.Version,
 	}
 	if opts.Balancer == nil {
 		opts.Balancer = cl
@@ -172,7 +162,7 @@ func (c *Client) CalculateInputs(address string, asset util.Uint256, cost util.F
 func (c *Client) performRequest(method string, p request.RawParams, v interface{}) error {
 	var (
 		r = request.Raw{
-			JSONRPC:   c.version,
+			JSONRPC:   request.JSONRPCVersion,
 			Method:    method,
 			RawParams: p.Values,
 			ID:        1,