diff --git a/lib/contracts/compiler.js b/lib/contracts/compiler.js
index 75e7551a..137fbc66 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/compiler.js
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ class Compiler {
                      callback(err);
                    }
         );
-        //for (let i = 0; i < contractFiles.length; i++) {
-        //  // TODO: this depends on the config
-        //  let filename = contractFiles[i].filename.replace('app/contracts/', '');
-        //  input[filename] = contractFiles[i].content.toString();
-        //}
-        //callback();
       },
       function loadCompiler(callback) {
         // TODO: there ino need to load this twice
diff --git a/lib/contracts/solcP.js b/lib/contracts/solcP.js
index d62e8299..9444f3a8 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/solcP.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/solcP.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ let solc;
 
 process.on('message', function (msg) {
   if (msg.action === 'loadCompiler') {
-    //solc = require('solc');
-    //console.log("requiring compiler at " + msg.solcLocation);
     solc = require(msg.solcLocation);
     process.send({result: "loadedCompiler"});
   }
diff --git a/lib/contracts/solcW.js b/lib/contracts/solcW.js
index 3c6c744c..9acce168 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/solcW.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/solcW.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ let solcProcess;
 let compilerLoaded = false;
 var npm = require('../pipeline/npm.js');
 let path = require('path');
+let currentSolcVersion = require('../../package.json').dependencies.solc;
 
 class SolcW {
 
-  constructor(version) {
-    this.solcVersion = version;
+  constructor(solcVersion) {
+    this.solcVersion = solcVersion;
   }
 
   load_compiler(done) {
@@ -22,13 +23,16 @@ class SolcW {
       compilerLoaded = true;
       done();
     });
-    npm.getPackageVersion('solc', '0.4.10', false, function(location) {
-      console.log("new compiler installed at " + location);
-      //let requirePath = path.join(process.env.PWD, location.substr(2));
-      let requirePath = path.join(process.env.PWD, location);
-      console.log(requirePath);
-      solcProcess.send({action: 'loadCompiler', solcLocation: requirePath});
-    });
+
+    if (this.solcVersion === currentSolcVersion) {
+      solcProcess.send({action: 'loadCompiler', solcLocation: 'solc'});
+    } else {
+      npm.getPackageVersion('solc', this.solcVersion, false, function(location) {
+        let requirePath = path.join(process.env.PWD, location);
+        solcProcess.send({action: 'loadCompiler', solcLocation: requirePath});
+      });
+    }
+
   }
 
   isCompilerLoaded() {