diff --git a/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js b/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js
index 05245a03..bd84d10b 100644
--- a/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js
+++ b/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const newSettingsLoader = require('../new-settings-loader')
 const helpers = require('../route-helpers')
 const logger = require('../logger')
 
+let LATEST_MACHINE_CONFIG_VERSION
+
 db.connect({ direct: true }).then(sco => {
   sco.client.on('notification', data => {
     const parsedData = JSON.parse(data.payload)
@@ -80,7 +82,6 @@ const populateSettings = function (req, res, next) {
 
   newSettingsLoader.load(versionId)
     .then(settings => { req.settings = settings })
-    .then(() => helpers.updateDeviceConfigVersion(versionId))
     .then(() => next())
     .catch(next)
 }
diff --git a/lib/route-helpers.js b/lib/route-helpers.js
index 4fec0384..b382b056 100644
--- a/lib/route-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/route-helpers.js
@@ -85,14 +85,9 @@ function fetchStatusTx (txId, status) {
     })
 }
 
-function updateDeviceConfigVersion (versionId) {
-  return db.none('update devices set user_config_id=$1', [versionId])
-}
-
 module.exports = {
   stateChange,
   fetchPhoneTx,
   fetchStatusTx,
-  updateDeviceConfigVersion,
   httpError
 }