diff --git a/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go b/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
index 4173f2bb79..4fc2ef67b7 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ const (
 	IDPush = "/ipfs/id/push/1.0.0"
 )
 
-const DefaultProtocolVersion = "ipfs/0.1.0"
-
 const ServiceName = "libp2p.identify"
 
 const maxPushConcurrency = 32
@@ -189,16 +187,11 @@ func NewIDService(h host.Host, opts ...Option) (*idService, error) {
 		userAgent = cfg.userAgent
 	}
 
-	protocolVersion := DefaultProtocolVersion
-	if cfg.protocolVersion != "" {
-		protocolVersion = cfg.protocolVersion
-	}
-
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	s := &idService{
 		Host:                    h,
 		UserAgent:               userAgent,
-		ProtocolVersion:         protocolVersion,
+		ProtocolVersion:         cfg.protocolVersion,
 		ctx:                     ctx,
 		ctxCancel:               cancel,
 		conns:                   make(map[network.Conn]entry),
diff --git a/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go b/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go
index 0bdaae033e..8c980370e4 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go
@@ -69,16 +69,8 @@ func testHasCertifiedAddrs(t *testing.T, h host.Host, p peer.ID, expected []ma.M
 	require.True(t, assert.ElementsMatchf(t, expected, rec.Addrs, fmt.Sprintf("%s did not have certified addr for %s", h.ID(), p)))
 }
 
-func testHasProtocolVersions(t *testing.T, h host.Host, p peer.ID) {
-	v, err := h.Peerstore().Get(p, "ProtocolVersion")
-	if v == nil {
-		t.Error("no protocol version")
-		return
-	}
-	if v.(string) != identify.DefaultProtocolVersion {
-		t.Error("protocol mismatch", err)
-	}
-	v, err = h.Peerstore().Get(p, "AgentVersion")
+func testHasAgentVersion(t *testing.T, h host.Host, p peer.ID) {
+	v, err := h.Peerstore().Get(p, "AgentVersion")
 	if v.(string) != "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p" { // this is the default user agent
 		t.Error("agent version mismatch", err)
 	}
@@ -201,7 +193,7 @@ func TestIDService(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("test peer1 has peer2 addrs correctly")
 	testKnowsAddrs(t, h1, h2p, h2.Addrs())                       // has them
 	testHasCertifiedAddrs(t, h1, h2p, h2.Peerstore().Addrs(h2p)) // should have signed addrs also
-	testHasProtocolVersions(t, h1, h2p)
+	testHasAgentVersion(t, h1, h2p)
 	testHasPublicKey(t, h1, h2p, h2.Peerstore().PubKey(h2p)) // h1 should have h2's public key
 
 	// now, this wait we do have to do. it's the wait for the Listening side
@@ -214,7 +206,7 @@ func TestIDService(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("test peer2 has peer1 addrs correctly")
 	testKnowsAddrs(t, h2, h1p, h1.Addrs()) // has them
 	testHasCertifiedAddrs(t, h2, h1p, h1.Peerstore().Addrs(h1p))
-	testHasProtocolVersions(t, h2, h1p)
+	testHasAgentVersion(t, h2, h1p)
 	testHasPublicKey(t, h2, h1p, h1.Peerstore().PubKey(h1p)) // h1 should have h2's public key
 
 	// Need both sides to actually notice that the connection has been closed.
@@ -670,7 +662,7 @@ func TestLargeIdentifyMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("test peer1 has peer2 addrs correctly")
 	testKnowsAddrs(t, h1, h2p, h2.Addrs())                       // has them
 	testHasCertifiedAddrs(t, h1, h2p, h2.Peerstore().Addrs(h2p)) // should have signed addrs also
-	testHasProtocolVersions(t, h1, h2p)
+	testHasAgentVersion(t, h1, h2p)
 	testHasPublicKey(t, h1, h2p, h2.Peerstore().PubKey(h2p)) // h1 should have h2's public key
 
 	// now, this wait we do have to do. it's the wait for the Listening side
@@ -685,7 +677,7 @@ func TestLargeIdentifyMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("test peer2 has peer1 addrs correctly")
 	testKnowsAddrs(t, h2, h1p, h1.Addrs()) // has them
 	testHasCertifiedAddrs(t, h2, h1p, h1.Peerstore().Addrs(h1p))
-	testHasProtocolVersions(t, h2, h1p)
+	testHasAgentVersion(t, h2, h1p)
 	testHasPublicKey(t, h2, h1p, h1.Peerstore().PubKey(h1p)) // h1 should have h2's public key
 
 	// Need both sides to actually notice that the connection has been closed.