diff --git a/discord/gateway.py b/discord/gateway.py
index db6e7d9cf..9dba51752 100644
--- a/discord/gateway.py
+++ b/discord/gateway.py
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ class DiscordWebSocket:
                 },
                 'compress': True,
                 'large_threshold': 250,
-                'v': 3,
             },
         }