diff --git a/templates/demo/app/components/blockchain.js b/templates/demo/app/components/blockchain.js
index 3b5ec984c..671474b60 100644
--- a/templates/demo/app/components/blockchain.js
+++ b/templates/demo/app/components/blockchain.js
@@ -32,28 +32,15 @@ class Blockchain extends React.Component {
 
     var value = parseInt(this.state.valueSet, 10);
 
-    // If web3.js 1.0 is being used
-    if (EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3()) {
-      SimpleStorage.methods.set(value).send({ from: web3.eth.defaultAccount });
-      this._addToLog("SimpleStorage.methods.set(value).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount})");
-    } else {
-      SimpleStorage.set(value);
-      this._addToLog("#blockchain", "SimpleStorage.set(" + value + ")");
-    }
+    SimpleStorage.methods.set(value).send();
+    this._addToLog("SimpleStorage.methods.set(value).send()");
   }
 
   getValue(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
 
-    if (EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3()) {
-      SimpleStorage.methods.get().call()
-        .then(_value => this.setState({ valueGet: _value }));
-      this._addToLog("SimpleStorage.methods.get(console.log)");
-    } else {
-      SimpleStorage.get()
-        .then(_value => this.setState({ valueGet: _value }));
-      this._addToLog("SimpleStorage.get()");
-    }
+    SimpleStorage.methods.get().call().then(_value => this.setState({ valueGet: _value }));
+    this._addToLog("SimpleStorage.methods.get(console.log)");
   }
 
   _addToLog(txt) {
diff --git a/templates/demo/app/dapp.js b/templates/demo/app/dapp.js
index d350c169c..999e40550 100644
--- a/templates/demo/app/dapp.js
+++ b/templates/demo/app/dapp.js
@@ -34,23 +34,13 @@ class App extends React.Component {
         // you can use this to ask the user to enable metamask for e.g
         return this.setState({error: err.message || err});
       }
-      if (EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3()) {
-        EmbarkJS.Messages.Providers.whisper.getWhisperVersion((err, _version) => {
-          if (err) {
-            return console.log(err);
-          }
-          this.setState({whisperEnabled: true});
-        });
-      } else {
-        if (EmbarkJS.Messages.providerName === 'whisper') {
-          EmbarkJS.Messages.getWhisperVersion((err, _version) => {
-            if (err) {
-              return console.log(err);
-            }
-            this.setState({whisperEnabled: true});
-          });
+
+      EmbarkJS.Messages.Providers.whisper.getWhisperVersion((err, _version) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return console.log(err);
         }
-      }
+        this.setState({whisperEnabled: true});
+      });
 
       EmbarkJS.Storage.isAvailable().then((result) => {
         this.setState({storageEnabled: result});