diff --git a/lib/geocoder/lookups/mapquest.rb b/lib/geocoder/lookups/mapquest.rb
index 133c26bbf342b1b6132d68b611536180c9d1012c..7f53c093e1146a13258f529037b0217e3f7efb04 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/lookups/mapquest.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/lookups/mapquest.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ module Geocoder::Lookup
 
     def query_url(query)
       domain = configuration[:open] ? "open" : "www"
-      version = configuration[:version] || 1
-      url = "#{protocol}://#{domain}.mapquestapi.com/geocoding/v#{version}/#{search_type(query)}?"
+      url = "#{protocol}://#{domain}.mapquestapi.com/geocoding/v1/#{search_type(query)}?"
       url + url_query_string(query)
     end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lookups/mapquest_test.rb b/test/unit/lookups/mapquest_test.rb
index a15f26ea56feb3e46b914bd434aa9ab0a870fb7e..2387c93f65d20714593fc714f8c1e23bb07647f8 100644
--- a/test/unit/lookups/mapquest_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lookups/mapquest_test.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ class MapquestTest < GeocoderTestCase
     assert_equal "http://www.mapquestapi.com/geocoding/v1/address?key=abc123&location=Bluffton%2C+SC", query.url
   end
 
-  def test_url_for_version_2
-    Geocoder.configure(mapquest: {api_key: "abc123", version: 2})
-    query = Geocoder::Query.new("Bluffton, SC")
-    assert_equal "http://www.mapquestapi.com/geocoding/v2/address?key=abc123&location=Bluffton%2C+SC", query.url
-  end
-
   def test_url_for_open_street_maps
     Geocoder.configure(mapquest: {api_key: "abc123", open: true})
     query = Geocoder::Query.new("Bluffton, SC")