diff --git a/rpc/handlers.go b/rpc/handlers.go
index a383ff4bc..73b75af01 100644
--- a/rpc/handlers.go
+++ b/rpc/handlers.go
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func (h *Handler) MethodsV0_7() ([]jsonrpc.Method, string) { //nolint: funlen
 		{
 			Name:    "starknet_subscribeNewHeads",
 			Params:  []jsonrpc.Parameter{{Name: "block", Optional: true}},
-			Handler: h.SubscribeNewHeadsV0_7,
+			Handler: h.SubscribeNewHeads,
 		},
 		{
 			Name:    "starknet_unsubscribe",
diff --git a/rpc/subscriptions.go b/rpc/subscriptions.go
index 39f79cdf2..98a5668ea 100644
--- a/rpc/subscriptions.go
+++ b/rpc/subscriptions.go
@@ -339,14 +339,6 @@ func sendEvents(ctx context.Context, w jsonrpc.Conn, events []*blockchain.Filter
 
 // SubscribeNewHeads creates a WebSocket stream which will fire events when a new block header is added.
 func (h *Handler) SubscribeNewHeads(ctx context.Context, blockID *BlockID) (*SubscriptionID, *jsonrpc.Error) {
-	return h.subscribeNewHeads(ctx, blockID, V0_8)
-}
-
-func (h *Handler) SubscribeNewHeadsV0_7(ctx context.Context, blockID *BlockID) (*SubscriptionID, *jsonrpc.Error) {
-	return h.subscribeNewHeads(ctx, blockID, V0_7)
-}
-
-func (h *Handler) subscribeNewHeads(ctx context.Context, blockID *BlockID, rpcVersion version) (*SubscriptionID, *jsonrpc.Error) {
 	w, ok := jsonrpc.ConnFromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, jsonrpc.Err(jsonrpc.MethodNotFound, nil)
@@ -383,7 +375,7 @@ func (h *Handler) subscribeNewHeads(ctx context.Context, blockID *BlockID, rpcVe
 		var wg conc.WaitGroup
 
 		wg.Go(func() {
-			if err := h.sendHistoricalHeaders(subscriptionCtx, startHeader, latestHeader, w, id, rpcVersion); err != nil {
+			if err := h.sendHistoricalHeaders(subscriptionCtx, startHeader, latestHeader, w, id); err != nil {
 				h.log.Errorw("Error sending old headers", "err", err)
 				return
 			}
@@ -394,7 +386,7 @@ func (h *Handler) subscribeNewHeads(ctx context.Context, blockID *BlockID, rpcVe
 		})
 
 		wg.Go(func() {
-			h.processNewHeaders(subscriptionCtx, headerSub, w, id, rpcVersion)
+			h.processNewHeaders(subscriptionCtx, headerSub, w, id)
 		})
 
 		wg.Wait()
@@ -562,7 +554,6 @@ func (h *Handler) sendHistoricalHeaders(
 	startHeader, latestHeader *core.Header,
 	w jsonrpc.Conn,
 	id uint64,
-	rpcVersion version,
 ) error {
 	var (
 		err       error
@@ -590,7 +581,7 @@ func (h *Handler) sendHistoricalHeaders(
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) processNewHeaders(ctx context.Context, headerSub *feed.Subscription[*core.Header], w jsonrpc.Conn, id uint64, rpcVersion version) {
+func (h *Handler) processNewHeaders(ctx context.Context, headerSub *feed.Subscription[*core.Header], w jsonrpc.Conn, id uint64) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():