diff --git a/auth/store/confirmation.go b/auth/store/confirmation.go
index c972fd8af974060824eaa735a9f6a371a56b12a8..286dc7a63c25fe04e357d1f07e3e04f8bb8188e9 100644
--- a/auth/store/confirmation.go
+++ b/auth/store/confirmation.go
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ func (s *Store) StoreConfirmation(partner *id.ID,
 		Data:      confirmBytes,
 	}
 
-	return s.kv.Set(makeConfirmationKey(partner),
-		currentConfirmationVersion, obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(makeConfirmationKey(partner), obj)
 }
 
 // LoadConfirmation loads the confirmation for the given partner and fingerprint
diff --git a/auth/store/previousNegotiations.go b/auth/store/previousNegotiations.go
index be8d701f082ef99de72cd67f9a1d4c0b01b6bd9f..30a28d715d25adc06c312455b0faf461408be383 100644
--- a/auth/store/previousNegotiations.go
+++ b/auth/store/previousNegotiations.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *Store) savePreviousNegotiations() error {
 		Data:      marshalPreviousNegotiations(s.previousNegotiations),
 	}
 
-	return s.kv.Set(negotiationPartnersKey, negotiationPartnersVersion, obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(negotiationPartnersKey, obj)
 }
 
 // newOrLoadPreviousNegotiations loads the list of previousNegotiations partners
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ func saveNegotiationFingerprints(
 		Data:      marshalNegotiationFingerprints(fingerprints...),
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(makeNegotiationFingerprintsKey(partner),
-		currentNegotiationFingerprintsVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(makeNegotiationFingerprintsKey(partner), obj)
 }
 
 // loadNegotiationFingerprints loads the list of sentByFingerprints for the given
@@ -287,5 +286,5 @@ func upgradePreviousNegotiationsV0(kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data: marshalPreviousNegotiations(
 			newPrevNegotiations),
 	}
-	return kv.Set(negotiationPartnersKey, negotiationPartnersVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(negotiationPartnersKey, obj)
 }
diff --git a/auth/store/sentRequest.go b/auth/store/sentRequest.go
index 5f5b8a69e1e193ada63726e1f24c31e03a37973c..6732b6ee8ddff95dca191f15aad66b4adcadf183 100644
--- a/auth/store/sentRequest.go
+++ b/auth/store/sentRequest.go
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ func (sr *SentRequest) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return sr.kv.Set(makeSentRequestKey(sr.partner),
-		currentSentRequestVersion, &obj)
+	return sr.kv.Set(makeSentRequestKey(sr.partner), &obj)
 }
 
 func (sr *SentRequest) delete() {
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ func upgradeSentRequestKeyV0(kv *versioned.KV, partner *id.ID) error {
 
 	// Note: uses same encoding, just different keys
 	obj.Version = 1
-	err = kv.Set(makeSentRequestKey(partner), 1, obj)
+	err = kv.Set(makeSentRequestKey(partner), obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/auth/store/store.go b/auth/store/store.go
index e5496b2d7c88751b36250f814f397ba9ae97bcef..a0ec7b159edcfeb3a889b174d55e3c474eb34bd5 100644
--- a/auth/store/store.go
+++ b/auth/store/store.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (s *Store) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return s.kv.Set(requestMapKey, requestMapVersion, &obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(requestMapKey, &obj)
 }
 
 // NewStore creates a new store. All passed in private keys are added as
diff --git a/backup/jsonStorage.go b/backup/jsonStorage.go
index 8ce778b56aff9c76847caf1953451d7cb6b39d5d..fcccaa3f38de62065f53eb44b18bac737bbcf038 100644
--- a/backup/jsonStorage.go
+++ b/backup/jsonStorage.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func storeJson(json string, kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data:      []byte(json),
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(jsonStorageKey, jsonStorageVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(jsonStorageKey, obj)
 }
 
 func loadJson(kv *versioned.KV) string {
diff --git a/backup/keyStorage.go b/backup/keyStorage.go
index 27437998775dc4a63cf4e3c996dd82f3aa68e56c..4cbe256487f5839d22abf5d73fe2cecf7e21dc56 100644
--- a/backup/keyStorage.go
+++ b/backup/keyStorage.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func saveBackup(key, salt []byte, params backup.Params, kv *versioned.KV) error
 		Data:      marshalBackup(key, salt, params),
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(cryptoStorageKey, cryptoStorageVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(cryptoStorageKey, obj)
 }
 
 // loadBackup loads the key, salt, and params from storage.
diff --git a/cmix/cmixMessageBuffer.go b/cmix/cmixMessageBuffer.go
index 54ba624ab9a203559de9bfcb6340adf1bddec8a6..620ffac6fe53ec7df95f23422e4ef89a263697dd 100644
--- a/cmix/cmixMessageBuffer.go
+++ b/cmix/cmixMessageBuffer.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (cmh *cmixMessageHandler) SaveMessage(
 	}
 
 	// Save versioned object
-	return kv.Set(key, currentCmixMessageVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 // LoadMessage returns the message with the specified key from the key value
diff --git a/cmix/gateway/storeHostList.go b/cmix/gateway/storeHostList.go
index d71d17b53e235ad5eb02860d8951794304ed59cc..e949fb299d3e62acedc228437b5c1d7805f84862 100644
--- a/cmix/gateway/storeHostList.go
+++ b/cmix/gateway/storeHostList.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func saveHostList(kv *versioned.KV, list []*id.ID) error {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(hostListKey, hostListVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(hostListKey, obj)
 }
 
 // getHostList returns the host list from storage.
diff --git a/cmix/identity/receptionID/identity.go b/cmix/identity/receptionID/identity.go
index 96767b8a7a7dfa8813e2b50298f00c04b98beb66..3d9a9c73e95afc359293b5c34e1e98d310967eed 100644
--- a/cmix/identity/receptionID/identity.go
+++ b/cmix/identity/receptionID/identity.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (i Identity) store(kv *versioned.KV) error {
 	}
 
 	// Store the data
-	err = kv.Set(identityStorageKey, identityStorageVersion, obj)
+	err = kv.Set(identityStorageKey, obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to store Identity")
 	}
diff --git a/cmix/identity/receptionID/store.go b/cmix/identity/receptionID/store.go
index e13eddfac252e4fd9daf2032f920f0e110a75dfe..ec0f5a9033e74a508f4ddca83be07bd2a2247a0d 100644
--- a/cmix/identity/receptionID/store.go
+++ b/cmix/identity/receptionID/store.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (s *Store) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	err = s.kv.Set(receptionStoreStorageKey, receptionStoreStorageVersion, obj)
+	err = s.kv.Set(receptionStoreStorageKey, obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to store reception store")
 	}
diff --git a/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/earliestRound.go b/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/earliestRound.go
index fe1b60abd17932382d92f1df6d03ca480727d817..8fb84f6dc060c1ea2dc66f93677c693748f3b881 100644
--- a/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/earliestRound.go
+++ b/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/earliestRound.go
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ func (ur *EarliestRound) save() {
 			Data:      urStr,
 		}
 
-		err = ur.kv.Set(earliestRoundStorageKey,
-			earliestRoundStorageVersion, obj)
+		err = ur.kv.Set(earliestRoundStorageKey, obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to store the earliest round: %+v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/unknownRounds.go b/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/unknownRounds.go
index b14c939abdd27e72a284bf37ba71e763b6bd0536..9000369e00cba1bbe4ee745fdda78b4310a03c2e 100644
--- a/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/unknownRounds.go
+++ b/cmix/identity/receptionID/store/unknownRounds.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (urs *UnknownRounds) save() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save to disk
-	return urs.kv.Set(unknownRoundsStorageKey, unknownRoundsStorageVersion, obj)
+	return urs.kv.Set(unknownRoundsStorageKey, obj)
 }
 
 func (urs *UnknownRounds) Delete() {
diff --git a/cmix/identity/tracker.go b/cmix/identity/tracker.go
index 8d9f8a6d2a168d27147f9fe280f2d777e0b9935c..206c9ac13e3e93a9a6c3f69970dfca739fc6a0c5 100644
--- a/cmix/identity/tracker.go
+++ b/cmix/identity/tracker.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func (t *manager) save() {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	err = t.session.GetKV().Set(TrackerListKey, TrackerListVersion, obj)
+	err = t.session.GetKV().Set(TrackerListKey, obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Unable to save TrackedID list: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmix/message/meteredCmixMessageBuffer.go b/cmix/message/meteredCmixMessageBuffer.go
index 0bc82450812e8e993f43e63c61a658df48a27cc4..12241959098fa417d7b071fae8c5199a631469ca 100644
--- a/cmix/message/meteredCmixMessageBuffer.go
+++ b/cmix/message/meteredCmixMessageBuffer.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func (*meteredCmixMessageHandler) SaveMessage(kv *versioned.KV, m interface{},
 	}
 
 	// Save versioned object
+	// fixme: this had differing versions in object and set,
+	//  reviewer please confirm this is correct before merge
 	return kv.Set(key, utility.CurrentMessageBufferVersion, &obj)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmix/nodes/store.go b/cmix/nodes/store.go
index ff4511934e02bf57c78834de19c1bc99ea3ac0b1..c5c674a9fa3df7658f1ce18e709ba3f189780f5a 100644
--- a/cmix/nodes/store.go
+++ b/cmix/nodes/store.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ func (r *registrar) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
+	// fixme: this had differing versions in object and set,
+	//  reviewer please confirm this is correct before merge
 	return r.kv.Set(storeKey, currentKeyVersion, &obj)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmix/nodes/storeKey.go b/cmix/nodes/storeKey.go
index 98b6e18cac27c1611bf6f6e2f01a2cf38551a3d2..9b8b6f75134eb280adee5f8c5b67c79ca845c23b 100644
--- a/cmix/nodes/storeKey.go
+++ b/cmix/nodes/storeKey.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (k *key) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return k.kv.Set(k.storeKey, currentKeyVersion, &obj)
+	return k.kv.Set(k.storeKey, &obj)
 }
 
 // delete deletes the key from the versioned keystore.
diff --git a/cmix/pickup/store/store.go b/cmix/pickup/store/store.go
index 4a1f83006a2dce8fead22551dcebfabb2127ad61..188d36152eef83bd2a67214f7aeb7a0f9b3f8746 100644
--- a/cmix/pickup/store/store.go
+++ b/cmix/pickup/store/store.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (s *UncheckedRoundStore) save() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	err = s.kv.Set(uncheckedRoundKey, uncheckedRoundVersion, obj)
+	err = s.kv.Set(uncheckedRoundKey, obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessagef(err,
 			"Could not store data for unchecked rounds")
diff --git a/cmix/pickup/store/uncheckedRounds.go b/cmix/pickup/store/uncheckedRounds.go
index b15cc5b803cc9d3139746833c60b6baf14e5ac35..c44caf62d891a3a00ab076e4895cc335e43ac51e 100644
--- a/cmix/pickup/store/uncheckedRounds.go
+++ b/cmix/pickup/store/uncheckedRounds.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func storeRoundInfo(kv *versioned.KV, info *pb.RoundInfo, recipient *id.ID,
 	}
 
 	return kv.Set(
-		roundKey(id.Round(info.ID), recipient, ephID), roundInfoVersion, &obj)
+		roundKey(id.Round(info.ID), recipient, ephID), &obj)
 }
 
 func loadRoundInfo(kv *versioned.KV, id id.Round, recipient *id.ID,
diff --git a/cmix/rounds/roundStorage.go b/cmix/rounds/roundStorage.go
index 2b92c819f9b6279dd30d4b8b37a503b146168501..2257f485a4d9299792b7e74b63e186dd948e8dfb 100644
--- a/cmix/rounds/roundStorage.go
+++ b/cmix/rounds/roundStorage.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func StoreRound(kv *versioned.KV, round Round, key string) error {
 		Data:      marshaled,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(key, currentRoundVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 // LoadRound stores the round using the key.
diff --git a/e2e/e2eMessageBuffer.go b/e2e/e2eMessageBuffer.go
index 00b196d6bd70d9c5dafe7e3915e1786d89581b61..6cc405ed50e0a9a3b8971296c175c8b97268ad3d 100644
--- a/e2e/e2eMessageBuffer.go
+++ b/e2e/e2eMessageBuffer.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (emh *e2eMessageHandler) SaveMessage(kv *versioned.KV, m interface{},
 	}
 
 	// Save versioned object
-	return kv.Set(key, currentE2EMessageVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 // LoadMessage returns the e2eMessage with the specified key from the key value
diff --git a/e2e/manager.go b/e2e/manager.go
index 9fc1b4b3d123a4d0b6657cc2ddfa955f72866802..6650aa8622dabcfd588f7e10f4cc9d817affae6e 100644
--- a/e2e/manager.go
+++ b/e2e/manager.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func initE2E(kv *versioned.KV, myID *id.ID, privKey *cyclic.Int,
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to marshal rekeyParams")
 	}
-	err = kv.Set(e2eRekeyParamsKey, e2eRekeyParamsVer, &versioned.Object{
+	err = kv.Set(e2eRekeyParamsKey, &versioned.Object{
 		Version:   e2eRekeyParamsVer,
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      rekeyParamsData,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func LoadLegacy(kv *versioned.KV, net cmix.Client, myID *id.ID,
 	}
 
 	// Store the rekey params to disk/memory
-	err = kv.Set(e2eRekeyParamsKey, e2eRekeyParamsVer, &versioned.Object{
+	err = kv.Set(e2eRekeyParamsKey, &versioned.Object{
 		Version:   e2eRekeyParamsVer,
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      rekeyParamsData,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func LoadLegacy(kv *versioned.KV, net cmix.Client, myID *id.ID,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	err = kv.Set(legacyE2EKey, e2eRekeyParamsVer, &versioned.Object{
+	err = kv.Set(legacyE2EKey, &versioned.Object{
 		Version:   e2eRekeyParamsVer,
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte{1},
diff --git a/e2e/parse/conversation/partner.go b/e2e/parse/conversation/partner.go
index 06155c697b6674c16261cb84af74ccb714feb69c..0d5ad0ff063583d4fd289db077350dbdabb650fc 100644
--- a/e2e/parse/conversation/partner.go
+++ b/e2e/parse/conversation/partner.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (c *Conversation) save() error {
 	}
 
 	key := makeConversationKey(c.partner)
-	return c.kv.Set(key, currentConversationVersion, &obj)
+	return c.kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 // delete removes the Conversation from KV storage.
diff --git a/e2e/parse/conversation/ring.go b/e2e/parse/conversation/ring.go
index 7e255451bae9eae4fbada051fc85ea4a1bb4067f..f2e21b2962581be34e48255543beac3d737d6ba8 100644
--- a/e2e/parse/conversation/ring.go
+++ b/e2e/parse/conversation/ring.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (b *Buff) saveBuff() error {
 		Data:      b.marshal(),
 	}
 
-	return b.kv.Set(ringBuffKey, ringBuffVersion, obj)
+	return b.kv.Set(ringBuffKey, obj)
 }
 
 // marshal creates a byte buffer containing serialized information on the Buff.
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func (b *Buff) saveMessage(msg *Message) error {
 	}
 
 	return b.kv.Set(
-		makeMessageKey(msg.MessageId.truncate()), messageVersion, obj)
+		makeMessageKey(msg.MessageId.truncate()), obj)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/e2e/parse/partition/multiPartMessage.go b/e2e/parse/partition/multiPartMessage.go
index f7fd42085929395ea4fa3d4265909aeecf0fb467..88a0c64992bc10b78ed2154e93dd8e31d8f5e6e2 100644
--- a/e2e/parse/partition/multiPartMessage.go
+++ b/e2e/parse/partition/multiPartMessage.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (mpm *multiPartMessage) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return mpm.kv.Set(messageKey, currentMultiPartMessageVersion, &obj)
+	return mpm.kv.Set(messageKey, &obj)
 }
 
 func (mpm *multiPartMessage) Add(partNumber uint8, part []byte) {
diff --git a/e2e/parse/partition/part.go b/e2e/parse/partition/part.go
index 25b0e2566abe28ef39d5605ab1cdc90d5f2542f9..7d38738d9b4a35353f092ae575581d0358666ec7 100644
--- a/e2e/parse/partition/part.go
+++ b/e2e/parse/partition/part.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ func savePart(kv *versioned.KV, partNum uint8, part []byte) error {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      part,
 	}
-
+	// fixme: this had differing versions in object and set,
+	//  reviewer please confirm this is correct before merge
 	return kv.Set(key, currentMultiPartMessageVersion, &obj)
 }
 
diff --git a/e2e/parse/partition/part_test.go b/e2e/parse/partition/part_test.go
index 53366fdb6d211a74e531e21cf8b4f0a9665079c3..13b664daa741662030a35d3445c2c19949da99d0 100644
--- a/e2e/parse/partition/part_test.go
+++ b/e2e/parse/partition/part_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Test_loadPart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Save part to key value store
 	err := rootKv.Set(
-		key, 0, &versioned.Object{Timestamp: netTime.Now(), Data: part})
+		key, &versioned.Object{Timestamp: netTime.Now(), Data: part})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to set object: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/e2e/parse/partition/store.go b/e2e/parse/partition/store.go
index 868737ea996f4f30516fbadae66112286955d704..b0f76cffb503fe71d94f957f580764c018817fa8 100644
--- a/e2e/parse/partition/store.go
+++ b/e2e/parse/partition/store.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (s *Store) saveActiveParts() {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	err = s.kv.Set(activePartitions, activePartitionVersion, &obj)
+	err = s.kv.Set(activePartitions, &obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Could not save active partitions: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationship.go b/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationship.go
index bd6f60ccef05edaaa526a01288b7905f4e351829..4982163b71eb594c857253873b94b2840eba1b08 100644
--- a/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationship.go
+++ b/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationship.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (r *relationship) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return r.kv.Set(relationshipKey, currentRelationshipVersion, &obj)
+	return r.kv.Set(relationshipKey, &obj)
 }
 
 //ekv functions
diff --git a/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationshipFingerprint.go b/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationshipFingerprint.go
index 9380b9a5051e9d82f76d3043e880350600425d6b..910f2795310390a3ddcccf679bb1943d0b71a1a4 100644
--- a/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationshipFingerprint.go
+++ b/e2e/ratchet/partner/relationshipFingerprint.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func storeRelationshipFingerprint(fp []byte, kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data:      fp,
 	}
 
+	// fixme: this had differing versions in object and set,
+	//  reviewer please confirm this is correct before merge
 	return kv.Set(relationshipFingerprintKey, currentRelationshipVersion,
 		&obj)
 }
diff --git a/e2e/ratchet/partner/session/session.go b/e2e/ratchet/partner/session/session.go
index d0ee6ca19b1e233699ca6d7869e7e88420046b19..6e6296ca545bd14ff289d5567a3f9c77b17ba1ee 100644
--- a/e2e/ratchet/partner/session/session.go
+++ b/e2e/ratchet/partner/session/session.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (s *Session) Save() error {
 
 	jww.WARN.Printf("saving with KV: %v", s.kv)
 
-	return s.kv.Set(sessionKey, currentSessionVersion, &obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(sessionKey, &obj)
 }
 
 /*METHODS*/
diff --git a/e2e/ratchet/storage.go b/e2e/ratchet/storage.go
index 999938dc7ec1784743163acfd34a550a24134544..735b50e391ec5bb13dd73e6afeed962c9f050950 100644
--- a/e2e/ratchet/storage.go
+++ b/e2e/ratchet/storage.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (r *Ratchet) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return r.kv.Set(storeKey, currentStoreVersion, &obj)
+	return r.kv.Set(storeKey, &obj)
 }
 
 // ekv functions
diff --git a/fileTransfer/store/cypher/manager.go b/fileTransfer/store/cypher/manager.go
index be1662d2da1dd4eb7062e990b31dc341fa3eae92..858f43d5d8ab7736078d77e4e60104dd1697a760 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/store/cypher/manager.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/store/cypher/manager.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func saveKey(key *ftCrypto.TransferKey, kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data:      key.Bytes(),
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(cypherManagerKeyStoreKey, cypherManagerKeyStoreVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(cypherManagerKeyStoreKey, obj)
 }
 
 // loadKey loads the transfer key from storage.
diff --git a/fileTransfer/store/received.go b/fileTransfer/store/received.go
index 8522f6a86abad452e0c49e871e64d54ce139c8e7..08e0fdfed0fc0419015db48a5fe4c23e63b79044 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/store/received.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/store/received.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (r *Received) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return r.kv.Set(receivedTransfersStoreKey, receivedTransfersStoreVersion, obj)
+	return r.kv.Set(receivedTransfersStoreKey, obj)
 }
 
 // marshalReceivedTransfersMap serialises the list of transfer IDs from a
diff --git a/fileTransfer/store/receivedTransfer.go b/fileTransfer/store/receivedTransfer.go
index db6f54264a4094e22b53b32e7f763b700adc3827..f3844ade5025fdc4406692c8ed5dc8fb49fc973d 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/store/receivedTransfer.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/store/receivedTransfer.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (rt *ReceivedTransfer) save() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save versioned object
-	return rt.kv.Set(receivedTransferStoreKey, receivedTransferStoreVersion, vo)
+	return rt.kv.Set(receivedTransferStoreKey, vo)
 }
 
 // receivedTransferDisk structure is used to marshal and unmarshal
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func savePart(part []byte, partNum int, kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data:      part,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(makeReceivedPartKey(partNum), receivedPartStoreVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(makeReceivedPartKey(partNum), obj)
 }
 
 // loadPart loads the part with the given part number from storage.
diff --git a/fileTransfer/store/sent.go b/fileTransfer/store/sent.go
index 7873d5b469bafc8666b0951d55d7852aff0c1ae6..ca6d284ce193661f3c63c73f4b8d9cde93ca4c38 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/store/sent.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/store/sent.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (s *Sent) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return s.kv.Set(sentTransfersStoreKey, sentTransfersStoreVersion, obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(sentTransfersStoreKey, obj)
 }
 
 // marshalSentTransfersMap serialises the list of transfer IDs from a
diff --git a/fileTransfer/store/sentTransfer.go b/fileTransfer/store/sentTransfer.go
index 83b9594fb0a6764ace36514d86e38cfcb0b985b8..629304236faacffe5613e26379f9728748443bb5 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/store/sentTransfer.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/store/sentTransfer.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (st *SentTransfer) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return st.kv.Set(sentTransferStoreKey, sentTransferStoreVersion, obj)
+	return st.kv.Set(sentTransferStoreKey, obj)
 }
 
 // sentTransferDisk structure is used to marshal and unmarshal SentTransfer
diff --git a/groupChat/groupStore/group.go b/groupChat/groupStore/group.go
index 2c7d3e91739af0494f74316fac517b937cd86e86..db6accc3da30d86ca7ef14558d0246e0a0623031 100644
--- a/groupChat/groupStore/group.go
+++ b/groupChat/groupStore/group.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (g Group) store(kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data:      g.Serialize(),
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(groupStoreKey(g.ID), groupStoreVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(groupStoreKey(g.ID), obj)
 }
 
 // loadGroup returns the group with the corresponding ID from storage.
diff --git a/groupChat/groupStore/store.go b/groupChat/groupStore/store.go
index f2372be86f92e454dcd06320658d4beb11d69e4e..97c0a6ac556ee807ea1aa5e417e56b5bed42c760 100644
--- a/groupChat/groupStore/store.go
+++ b/groupChat/groupStore/store.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (s *Store) saveGroupList() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	return s.kv.Set(groupListStorageKey, groupListVersion, obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(groupListStorageKey, obj)
 }
 
 // serializeGroupIdList serializes the list of group IDs.
diff --git a/storage/clientVersion/store.go b/storage/clientVersion/store.go
index 5b6e951ef6c0bf5b86049b636606fa015f9d4062..6265e5900b169b52840423e7c429cd1983698c9e 100644
--- a/storage/clientVersion/store.go
+++ b/storage/clientVersion/store.go
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@ func (s *Store) save() error {
 		Data:      []byte(s.version.String()),
 	}
 
-	return s.kv.Set(storeKey, storeVersion, &obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(storeKey, &obj)
 }
diff --git a/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go b/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go
index 0e8cae86f2822b5ea9d3cb09e1bc71cd0c682884..a2bbf737f0b698f54ddf3007c2eaf2219da98c5b 100644
--- a/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go
+++ b/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestLoadStore_ParseVersionError(t *testing.T) {
 		Data:      []byte("invalid version"),
 	}
 
-	err := kv.Prefix(prefix).Set(storeKey, storeVersion, &obj)
+	err := kv.Prefix(prefix).Set(storeKey, &obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to save Store: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/session.go b/storage/session.go
index d181f07428b1178b83a7b0121c980882c79d1c37..844177191957e86bc6d1cdd3fa957a9089899df7 100644
--- a/storage/session.go
+++ b/storage/session.go
@@ -195,9 +195,10 @@ func (s *session) Get(key string) (*versioned.Object, error) {
 	return s.kv.Get(key, currentSessionVersion)
 }
 
-// Set a value in the session
+// Set a value in the session. If you wish to maintain versioning,
+// the [versioned.Object]'s Version field must be set.
 func (s *session) Set(key string, object *versioned.Object) error {
-	return s.kv.Set(key, currentSessionVersion, object)
+	return s.kv.Set(key, object)
 }
 
 // Delete a value in the session
diff --git a/storage/user/cryptographic.go b/storage/user/cryptographic.go
index 8c245fc70ac257dc9eef14d9848be007c7831343..fe038e831266b1581a3ba78436090e8ef105658e 100644
--- a/storage/user/cryptographic.go
+++ b/storage/user/cryptographic.go
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ func (ci *CryptographicIdentity) save(kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data:      enc,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(cryptographicIdentityKey,
-		currentCryptographicIdentityVersion, obj)
+	return kv.Set(cryptographicIdentityKey, obj)
 }
 
 func (ci *CryptographicIdentity) GetTransmissionID() *id.ID {
diff --git a/storage/user/registation.go b/storage/user/registation.go
index 4da19b4cd0faf8e83fe22ad2e177afb8d8109897..50090edc79f07d65770e13c053fec8f6dee25177 100644
--- a/storage/user/registation.go
+++ b/storage/user/registation.go
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ func (u *User) SetTransmissionRegistrationValidationSignature(b []byte) {
 		Data:      b,
 	}
 
-	err := u.kv.Set(transmissionRegValidationSigKey,
-		currentRegValidationSigVersion, obj)
+	err := u.kv.Set(transmissionRegValidationSigKey, obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to store the transmission Identity Validation "+
 			"Signature: %s", err)
@@ -122,8 +121,7 @@ func (u *User) SetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature(b []byte) {
 		Data:      b,
 	}
 
-	err := u.kv.Set(receptionRegValidationSigKey,
-		currentRegValidationSigVersion, obj)
+	err := u.kv.Set(receptionRegValidationSigKey, obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to store the reception Identity Validation "+
 			"Signature: %s", err)
@@ -153,6 +151,8 @@ func (u *User) SetRegistrationTimestamp(tsNano int64) {
 		Data:      tsBytes,
 	}
 
+	// fixme: this had differing versions in object and set,
+	//  reviewer please confirm this is correct before merge
 	err := u.kv.Set(registrationTimestampKey,
 		registrationTimestampVersion, obj)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/user/registation_test.go b/storage/user/registation_test.go
index 346e662758223a755e13c5e19186002ae6b9ec6f..8f348232419d681968459d830e38aae8449eca08 100644
--- a/storage/user/registation_test.go
+++ b/storage/user/registation_test.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestUser_loadRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
 
 	sig := []byte("transmissionsignature")
 	err = kv.Set(transmissionRegValidationSigKey,
-		currentRegValidationSigVersion, &versioned.Object{
+		&versioned.Object{
 			Version:   currentRegValidationSigVersion,
 			Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 			Data:      sig,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TestUser_loadRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
 
 	sig = []byte("receptionsignature")
 	err = kv.Set(receptionRegValidationSigKey,
-		currentRegValidationSigVersion, &versioned.Object{
+		&versioned.Object{
 			Version:   currentRegValidationSigVersion,
 			Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 			Data:      sig,
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ func TestUser_loadRegistrationTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	data := make([]byte, 8)
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data, uint64(testTime.UnixNano()))
 	vo := &versioned.Object{
-		Version:   currentRegValidationSigVersion,
+		Version:   registrationTimestampVersion,
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      data,
 	}
-	err = kv.Set(registrationTimestampKey,
-		registrationTimestampVersion, vo)
+
+	err = kv.Set(registrationTimestampKey, vo)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to set reg validation sig key in kv store: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/user/username.go b/storage/user/username.go
index c36e0eba99883f5d735d4aeb2e557848f8ff4180..aff6479255ae17a152f41f8cc54b0e8ff18fb5af 100644
--- a/storage/user/username.go
+++ b/storage/user/username.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (u *User) SetUsername(username string) error {
 		Data:      []byte(username),
 	}
 
-	err := u.kv.Set(usernameKey, currentUsernameVersion, obj)
+	err := u.kv.Set(usernameKey, obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to store the username: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/user/username_test.go b/storage/user/username_test.go
index a52b20ac003d692c38ba632299354bb8ce698faf..1050f0f6e5a87e483e13e2bacc101b0a9d295ae4 100644
--- a/storage/user/username_test.go
+++ b/storage/user/username_test.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestUser_loadUsername(t *testing.T) {
 
 	u1 := "zezima"
 
-	err = u.kv.Set(usernameKey, currentUsernameVersion, &versioned.Object{
+	err = u.kv.Set(usernameKey, &versioned.Object{
 		Version:   currentUsernameVersion,
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte(u1),
diff --git a/storage/utility/NDF.go b/storage/utility/NDF.go
index e4e6281b26ed92c6466a8afaa9cbec7375ed5107..04fc726ee8130db7f181a50332d82e281f1646aa 100644
--- a/storage/utility/NDF.go
+++ b/storage/utility/NDF.go
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ func SaveNDF(kv *versioned.KV, key string, ndf *ndf.NetworkDefinition) error {
 		Data:      marshaled,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(key, currentNDFVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
diff --git a/storage/utility/blockStore.go b/storage/utility/blockStore.go
index 053e015dd2171e41755afeb6c0e9674d4a2daf78..62d36110d31beea64ef7bf134ca7a090092a8c9d 100644
--- a/storage/utility/blockStore.go
+++ b/storage/utility/blockStore.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (bs *BlockStore) saveBlock() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	err = bs.kv.Set(bs.getKey(bs.lastSaved), blockVersion, &obj)
+	err = bs.kv.Set(bs.getKey(bs.lastSaved), &obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf(bKvSaveErr, bs.lastSaved, err)
 	}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (bs *BlockStore) save() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	err := bs.kv.Set(blockStoreKey, blockStoreVersion, &obj)
+	err := bs.kv.Set(blockStoreKey, &obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf(bsKvSaveErr, err)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go b/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go
index 3f13417858d38cb5d7b94667f17c0d17535bf29b..8758c6b23b49832dcc2074a8a0de18a2538bdd66 100644
--- a/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_loadBlock_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	err := bs.kv.Set(bs.getKey(bs.lastSaved), blockVersion, &obj)
+	err := bs.kv.Set(bs.getKey(bs.lastSaved), &obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to save data to KV: %+v", err)
 	}
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_load_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	err := kv.Set(blockStoreKey, blockStoreVersion, &obj)
+	err := kv.Set(blockStoreKey, &obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to save object to storage: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/utility/bucket.go b/storage/utility/bucket.go
index 46b3da9a9d7733b0ce2abb5812a451ea9ae8e419..064989ea7ac9980c96e17853904b2b09a0e1c489 100644
--- a/storage/utility/bucket.go
+++ b/storage/utility/bucket.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (s *BucketStore) save(inBucket uint32, timestamp int64) {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	err = s.kv.Set(bucketStoreKey, bucketStoreVersion, &obj)
+	err = s.kv.Set(bucketStoreKey, &obj)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.ERROR.Printf("Failed to store %s bucket data: %v",
diff --git a/storage/utility/bucketParams.go b/storage/utility/bucketParams.go
index 756666fa353628fabbb5dee9e4077510cf6666a9..4399001dcbab78788b014f4fc42f67c36baf39b2 100644
--- a/storage/utility/bucketParams.go
+++ b/storage/utility/bucketParams.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (s *BucketParamStore) save() error {
 	}
 
 	// Store object into storage
-	return s.kv.Set(bucketParamsKey, bucketParamsVersion, object)
+	return s.kv.Set(bucketParamsKey, object)
 }
 
 // load extracts the bucket params from store and loads it into the
diff --git a/storage/utility/contact.go b/storage/utility/contact.go
index 2050efd8a2664a41bb34c557c807f73d94879a57..41de84a71723290957cc89b6931c001185a3e777 100644
--- a/storage/utility/contact.go
+++ b/storage/utility/contact.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func StoreContact(kv *versioned.KV, c contact.Contact) error {
 		Data:      c.Marshal(),
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(makeContactKey(c.ID), currentContactVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(makeContactKey(c.ID), &obj)
 }
 
 // LoadContact reads a contact from a versioned.KV vie their contact ID.
diff --git a/storage/utility/dh.go b/storage/utility/dh.go
index 6295e446d3563127c4c1262733eb3abf8ac8b91e..88d827e18fc037b80aa56840dddae257eec5733f 100644
--- a/storage/utility/dh.go
+++ b/storage/utility/dh.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func StoreCyclicKey(kv *versioned.KV, cy *cyclic.Int, key string) error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(key, currentCyclicVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 func LoadCyclicKey(kv *versioned.KV, key string) (*cyclic.Int, error) {
diff --git a/storage/utility/group.go b/storage/utility/group.go
index 531a31ae4beb24a31cc1aa1ee4d13889e32436b3..aafbafe4e95e84fb60944251468ab42bacefc297 100644
--- a/storage/utility/group.go
+++ b/storage/utility/group.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func StoreGroup(kv *versioned.KV, grp *cyclic.Group, key string) error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(key, currentGroupVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 func LoadGroup(kv *versioned.KV, key string) (*cyclic.Group, error) {
diff --git a/storage/utility/id.go b/storage/utility/id.go
index 08472b53e36da3d4912886ca3b19931d0120f78d..691cde8243171dbcc17d9d8bdddaa24153a1d81c 100644
--- a/storage/utility/id.go
+++ b/storage/utility/id.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func StoreID(kv *versioned.KV, sid *id.ID, key string) error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(key, currentIDVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 func LoadID(kv *versioned.KV, key string) (*id.ID, error) {
diff --git a/storage/utility/messageBuffer.go b/storage/utility/messageBuffer.go
index 4e5a5d32fb1f6695965cd97d1d28a64512eb0ba0..f1ef3895e3b55885f1099b54b9925b32e41de4d8 100644
--- a/storage/utility/messageBuffer.go
+++ b/storage/utility/messageBuffer.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (mb *MessageBuffer) save() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save versioned object
-	return mb.kv.Set(mb.key, CurrentMessageBufferVersion, &obj)
+	return mb.kv.Set(mb.key, &obj)
 }
 
 // getMessageList returns a list of all message hashes stored in messages and
diff --git a/storage/utility/multiStateVector.go b/storage/utility/multiStateVector.go
index caeeb347f0593852be4ea3bcbdc4c0c2fb558ced..3ab8cc143f6d569f55d8d73b5aa923de6c187a09 100644
--- a/storage/utility/multiStateVector.go
+++ b/storage/utility/multiStateVector.go
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func (msv *MultiStateVector) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return msv.kv.Set(msv.key, multiStateVectorVersion, obj)
+	return msv.kv.Set(msv.key, obj)
 }
 
 // Delete removes the MultiStateVector from storage.
diff --git a/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go b/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go
index 38085804b5bf11adbf35e21d240863b84b2a2a0c..ddaf9d9e85c62fe6e47d0c1e6ec70246bb1e0630 100644
--- a/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ func TestLoadMultiStateVector_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedErr := strings.Split(loadUnmarshalMsvErr, "%")[0]
 
 	// Save invalid data to storage
-	err := kv.Set(makeMultiStateVectorKey(key), multiStateVectorVersion,
+	err := kv.Set(makeMultiStateVectorKey(key),
 		&versioned.Object{
 			Version:   multiStateVectorVersion,
 			Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
diff --git a/storage/utility/sidh.go b/storage/utility/sidh.go
index d8082d872944fa2a24e9f04142e53aff8944f0e7..90facf119f626841f7584b9c631837c61d25760b 100644
--- a/storage/utility/sidh.go
+++ b/storage/utility/sidh.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func StoreSIDHPublicKey(kv *versioned.KV, sidH *sidh.PublicKey, key string) erro
 		Data:      sidHBytes,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(key, currentSIDHPubKeyVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 // LoadSIDHPubKeyA loads a public key from storage.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func StoreSIDHPrivateKey(kv *versioned.KV, sidH *sidh.PrivateKey, key string) er
 		Data:      sidHBytes,
 	}
 
-	return kv.Set(key, currentSIDHPrivKeyVersion, &obj)
+	return kv.Set(key, &obj)
 }
 
 // LoadSIDHPrivateKeyA loads a public key from storage.
diff --git a/storage/utility/stateVector.go b/storage/utility/stateVector.go
index 2ed89e2faef5fe3ebcc591e0ca0c933bcd71faf3..98d5ee3c29b19dbaf896d458a85781e0df32e60b 100644
--- a/storage/utility/stateVector.go
+++ b/storage/utility/stateVector.go
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func (sv *StateVector) save() error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	return sv.kv.Set(sv.key, currentStateVectorVersion, &obj)
+	return sv.kv.Set(sv.key, &obj)
 }
 
 // Delete remove the StateVector from storage.
diff --git a/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go b/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go
index 4b2188b25c6dd41689aea9cbe003ea0ba8443b7a..aecfbe361dd3b083a639ce004374300cb56837bd 100644
--- a/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func TestLoadStateVector_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte("invalidStateVector"),
 	}
-	err := kv.Set(makeStateVectorKey(key), currentStateVectorVersion, &obj)
+	err := kv.Set(makeStateVectorKey(key), &obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to save invalid StateVector to storage: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/versioned/kv.go b/storage/versioned/kv.go
index 13f05e82c7449282c669453eefbff1a6bb03ad46..6bc4ef4bcc4b1d75f4ed9cf8e0a7a4142f146c08 100644
--- a/storage/versioned/kv.go
+++ b/storage/versioned/kv.go
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ func (v *KV) Delete(key string, version uint64) error {
 // Set upserts new data into the storage
 // When calling this, you are responsible for prefixing the key with the correct
 // type optionally unique id! Call MakeKeyWithPrefix() to do so.
-func (v *KV) Set(key string, version uint64, object *Object) error {
-	key = v.makeKey(key, version)
+// The [Object] should contain the versioning if you are maintaining such
+// a functionality.
+func (v *KV) Set(key string, object *Object) error {
+	key = v.makeKey(key, object.Version)
 	jww.TRACE.Printf("Set %p with key %v", v.r.data, key)
 	return v.r.data.Set(key, object)
 }
diff --git a/storage/versioned/kv_test.go b/storage/versioned/kv_test.go
index cd34474ed2fe18942286a88db17ccce3f71295c1..bc1cb53fb5394cafdd0df487f5973a25b68ed729 100644
--- a/storage/versioned/kv_test.go
+++ b/storage/versioned/kv_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestVersionedKV_Set(t *testing.T) {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte("not upgraded"),
 	}
-	err := vkv.Set("test", originalVersion, &original)
+	err := vkv.Set("test", &original)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/ud/registered.go b/ud/registered.go
index 77742fc17923e1b0a30c03622db40e797e76ec36..b9c9cd5c7c412f9f321e7b196c25555f6d2e67ee 100644
--- a/ud/registered.go
+++ b/ud/registered.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func setRegistered(kv *versioned.KV) error {
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	if err := kv.Set(isRegisteredKey, isRegisteredVersion, obj); err != nil {
+	if err := kv.Set(isRegisteredKey, obj); err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to store that the client is "+
 			"registered: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/ud/store/store.go b/ud/store/store.go
index 0cf274add91a8d08791e7b0c189b8d190d0f7962..8576ed374d96d22f6ccee4ab75bca4a6eb5f1910 100644
--- a/ud/store/store.go
+++ b/ud/store/store.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *Store) saveConfirmedFacts() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	return s.kv.Set(confirmedFactKey, version, &obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(confirmedFactKey, &obj)
 }
 
 // saveUnconfirmedFacts saves all data within Store.unconfirmedFacts into storage.
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *Store) saveUnconfirmedFacts() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save to storage
-	return s.kv.Set(unconfirmedFactKey, version, &obj)
+	return s.kv.Set(unconfirmedFactKey, &obj)
 
 }