diff --git a/ftplugin/org.lua b/ftplugin/org.lua
index 078e4ce07..bbecc4fc6 100644
--- a/ftplugin/org.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/org.lua
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ vim.bo.modeline = false
 vim.opt_local.fillchars:append('fold: ')
 vim.opt_local.foldmethod = 'expr'
 vim.opt_local.foldexpr = 'v:lua.vim.treesitter.foldexpr()'
-if utils.has_version_10() and config.ui.folds.colored then
+if config.ui.folds.colored then
   vim.opt_local.foldtext = ''
 else
   vim.opt_local.foldtext = 'v:lua.require("orgmode.org.indent").foldtext()'
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/foldtext.lua b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/foldtext.lua
index 96761f297..c66295747 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/foldtext.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlighter/foldtext.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ local utils = require('orgmode.utils')
 ---@class OrgFoldtextHighlighter
 ---@field highlighter OrgHighlighter
 ---@field namespace number
----@field enabled number
 ---@field cache table<number, table<number, OrgFoldtextLineValue>>
 local OrgFoldtext = {}
 
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ local OrgFoldtext = {}
 function OrgFoldtext:new(opts)
   local data = {
     highlighter = opts.highlighter,
-    enabled = utils.has_version_10(),
     cache = setmetatable({}, { __mode = 'k' }),
   }
   setmetatable(data, self)
@@ -39,10 +37,6 @@ function OrgFoldtext:_highlight(bufnr, line, value)
 end
 
 function OrgFoldtext:on_line(bufnr, line)
-  if not self.enabled then
-    return false
-  end
-
   local is_current_buf = bufnr == vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
 
   if not is_current_buf then
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua
index 536a367d1..3a5da821f 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/colors/highlights.lua
@@ -70,43 +70,6 @@ function M.link_highlights()
     ['@org.edit_src'] = 'Visual',
   }
 
-  if not utils.has_version_10() then
-    links = vim.tbl_extend('force', links, {
-      ['@org.priority.highest'] = 'Error',
-      ['@org.timestamp.active'] = 'PreProc',
-      ['@org.timestamp.inactive'] = 'Comment',
-      ['@org.bullet'] = 'Identifier',
-      ['@org.checkbox'] = 'PreProc',
-      ['@org.checkbox.halfchecked'] = 'PreProc',
-      ['@org.checkbox.checked'] = 'PreProc',
-      ['@org.properties'] = 'Constant',
-      ['@org.properties.name'] = 'Constant',
-      ['@org.drawer'] = 'Constant',
-      ['@org.tag'] = 'Function',
-      ['@org.plan'] = 'Constant',
-      ['@org.comment'] = 'Comment',
-      ['@org.directive'] = 'Comment',
-      ['@org.block'] = 'Comment',
-      ['@org.latex'] = 'Statement',
-      ['@org.latex_env'] = 'Statement',
-      ['@org.hyperlink'] = 'Underlined',
-      ['@org.code'] = 'String',
-      ['@org.code.delimiter'] = 'String',
-      ['@org.verbatim'] = 'String',
-      ['@org.verbatim.delimiter'] = 'String',
-      ['@org.bold'] = { bold = true },
-      ['@org.bold.delimiter'] = { bold = true },
-      ['@org.italic'] = { italic = true },
-      ['@org.italic.delimiter'] = { italic = true },
-      ['@org.strikethrough'] = { strikethrough = true },
-      ['@org.strikethrough.delimiter'] = { strikethrough = true },
-      ['@org.underline'] = { underline = true },
-      ['@org.underline.delimiter'] = { underline = true },
-      ['@org.table.delimiter'] = '@punctuation',
-      ['@org.table.heading'] = '@function',
-    })
-  end
-
   for src, def in pairs(links) do
     if type(def) == 'table' then
       def.default = true
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/org/indent.lua b/lua/orgmode/org/indent.lua
index 987616bcd..2bf6f7fc2 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/org/indent.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/org/indent.lua
@@ -323,10 +323,6 @@ local function foldtext()
 end
 
 local function setup_virtual_indent()
-  if not utils.has_version_10() then
-    return
-  end
-
   local virtualIndent = VirtualIndent:new()
 
   if config.org_startup_indented or vim.b.org_indent_mode then
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/utils/init.lua b/lua/orgmode/utils/init.lua
index 8b1378435..e7174a7c0 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/utils/init.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/utils/init.lua
@@ -557,11 +557,6 @@ function utils.edit_file(filename)
   }
 end
 
-function utils.has_version_10()
-  local v = vim.version()
-  return not vim.version.lt({ v.major, v.minor, v.patch }, { 0, 10, 0 })
-end
-
 ---@generic EntryType : any
 ---@param entries EntryType[]
 ---@param check_fn fun(entry: EntryType, index: number): boolean