diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
index 1b48f6b34..8947c96bb 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-cb_version="$(snapctl get internal-certbot-version)"
-
-echo "post cb_version $cb_version"
-
 # get certbot version
-# cb_installed="$(snapctl get cb-installed)"
+cb_installed="$(snapctl get cb-installed)"
 
-# if [ -z "$cb_installed" ]; then
-#     exit 0
-# fi
+if [ -z "$cb_installed" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
 
-# # get required certbot version for plugin
-# cb_required=$(grep -oP "certbot>=\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/setup.py)
+# get required certbot version for plugin
+cb_required=$(grep -oP "certbot>=\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/setup.py)
 
-# if [ "$cb_installed" -lt "$cb_required" ]; then
-#     echo "Certbot needs to be updated before this plugin can be updated; will try again on next refresh."
-#     exit 1
-# fi
+if [ "$cb_installed" -lt "$cb_required" ]; then
+    echo "Certbot needs to be updated before this plugin can be updated; will try again on next refresh."
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
index 019a51447..b3a4797d3 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-cb_version="$(snapctl get :certbot certbot-version)"
-snapctl set internal-cb-version=$cb_version
+first_install="$(snapctl get first-install)"
+if [ -z "$first_install" ]; then
+    snapctl set first-install="false"
+    exit 0
+fi
 
-echo "pre cb_version $cb_version"
-
-# first_install="$(snapctl get first-install)"
-# if [ -z "$first_install" ]; then
-#     snapctl set first-install="false"
-#     exit 0
-# fi
-
-# cb_installed=$(grep -oP "__requires__ = 'certbot==\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/certbot-exec)
-# echo "cb_installed $cb_installed"
-# snapctl set cb-installed="$cb_installed"
+cb_installed=$(grep -oP "__requires__ = 'certbot==\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/certbot-exec)
+echo "cb_installed $cb_installed"
+snapctl set cb-installed="$cb_installed"
diff --git a/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin b/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin
index 075bdad17..ee309addf 100644
--- a/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin
+++ b/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 if [ "$(snapctl get trust-plugin-with-root)" = "ok" ]; then
     # allow the connection, but reset config to allow for other slots to go through this auth flow
     snapctl unset trust-plugin-with-root
-    snapctl set :plugin certbot-version="test1"
     exit 0
 else
     echo "Only connect this interface if you trust the plugin author to have root on the system"