diff --git a/ironic/api/controllers/base.py b/ironic/api/controllers/base.py
index e35a2006b2..8f83f98479 100644
--- a/ironic/api/controllers/base.py
+++ b/ironic/api/controllers/base.py
@@ -62,15 +62,13 @@ class Version(object):
     max_string = 'X-OpenStack-Ironic-API-Maximum-Version'
     """HTTP response header"""
 
-    def __init__(self, headers, min=None, max=None):
+    def __init__(self, headers):
         """Create an API Version object from the supplied headers.
 
         :param headers: webob headers
         :raises: webob.HTTPNotAcceptable
         """
         (self.major, self.minor) = Version.parse_headers(headers)
-        self.min = min
-        self.max = max
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return '%s.%s' % (self.major, self.minor)
@@ -96,16 +94,6 @@ class Version(object):
                 "header."))
         return version
 
-    def set_min_max(self, min, max):
-        """Set or update the min and max versions.
-
-        This is useful if the specific min and max are not known when
-        the Version object is instantiated, eg. because it was created
-        in the root controller.
-        """
-        self.min = min
-        self.max = max
-
     def __lt__(a, b):
         if (a.major == b.major and a.minor < b.minor):
             return True
diff --git a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/__init__.py b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/__init__.py
index b4f2154e04..c220e7fd83 100644
--- a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/__init__.py
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ class Controller(rest.RestController):
                 "[%(min)s, %(max)s].") % {'min': MIN_VER,
                                           'max': MAX_VER})
 
-        version.set_min_max(MIN_VER, MAX_VER)
-
     @pecan.expose()
     def _route(self, args):
         v = base.Version(pecan.request.headers)
diff --git a/ironic/tests/api/v1/test_root.py b/ironic/tests/api/v1/test_root.py
index 891514f772..ab4f65ab57 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/api/v1/test_root.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/api/v1/test_root.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import mock
 from webob import exc as webob_exc
 
 from ironic.api.controllers import v1 as v1_api
@@ -37,9 +36,6 @@ class TestCheckVersions(test_base.TestCase):
         class ver(object):
             major = None
             minor = None
-            min = None
-            max = None
-            set_min_max = mock.Mock()
 
         self.version = ver()
 
@@ -71,4 +67,3 @@ class TestCheckVersions(test_base.TestCase):
         self.version.major = v1_api.BASE_VERSION
         self.version.minor = v1_api.MIN_VER.minor
         v1_api.Controller()._check_version(self.version)
-        self.assertEqual(1, self.version.set_min_max.call_count)