diff --git a/daemon/core/emulator/session.py b/daemon/core/emulator/session.py
index 3e5877a5..1b67935c 100644
--- a/daemon/core/emulator/session.py
+++ b/daemon/core/emulator/session.py
@@ -1229,12 +1229,12 @@ class Session(object):
         """
         if state == EventTypes.RUNTIME_STATE.value:
             self.emane.poststartup()
-            xml_file_version = self.options.get_config("xmlfilever")
-            if xml_file_version in ("1.0",):
-                xml_file_name = os.path.join(self.session_dir, "session-deployed.xml")
-                xml_writer = corexml.CoreXmlWriter(self)
-                corexmldeployment.CoreXmlDeployment(self, xml_writer.scenario)
-                xml_writer.write(xml_file_name)
+
+            # create session deployed xml
+            xml_file_name = os.path.join(self.session_dir, "session-deployed.xml")
+            xml_writer = corexml.CoreXmlWriter(self)
+            corexmldeployment.CoreXmlDeployment(self, xml_writer.scenario)
+            xml_writer.write(xml_file_name)
 
     def get_environment(self, state=True):
         """
diff --git a/daemon/data/core.conf b/daemon/data/core.conf
index 27fa698e..056372f1 100644
--- a/daemon/data/core.conf
+++ b/daemon/data/core.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 ### core-daemon configuration options ###
 [core-daemon]
-xmlfilever = 1.0
 listenaddr = localhost
 port = 4038
 numthreads = 1
diff --git a/daemon/scripts/core-daemon b/daemon/scripts/core-daemon
index 6614d784..0fa2ce69 100755
--- a/daemon/scripts/core-daemon
+++ b/daemon/scripts/core-daemon
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ def get_merged_config(filename):
     defaults = {
         "port": "%d" % enumerations.CORE_API_PORT,
         "listenaddr": "localhost",
-        "xmlfilever": "1.0",
         "numthreads": "1",
         "grpcport": "50051",
         "grpcaddress": "localhost",