diff --git a/spaceapi/__init__.py b/spaceapi/__init__.py
--- a/spaceapi/__init__.py
+++ b/spaceapi/__init__.py
@@ -99,9 +99,8 @@ def create_app():
 
     app.register_blueprint(sensors_views, url_prefix="/sensors")
 
-    from .utils import ActiveStatus, ActiveStatusv14
+    from .utils import ActiveStatusv14
 
-    ActiveStatus().reload()
     ActiveStatusv14().reload()
 
     return app
diff --git a/spaceapi/sensors.py b/spaceapi/sensors.py
--- a/spaceapi/sensors.py
+++ b/spaceapi/sensors.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from flask import Blueprint, abort, curr
 from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 from .auth import httpauth
-from .utils import ActiveStatus, ActiveStatusv14, first, fuzzy_list_find
+from .utils import ActiveStatusv14, first, fuzzy_list_find
 
 sensors_views = Blueprint("sensors", __name__)
 
diff --git a/spaceapi/utils.py b/spaceapi/utils.py
--- a/spaceapi/utils.py
+++ b/spaceapi/utils.py
@@ -8,17 +8,9 @@ import mastodon
 import tweepy
 from flask import current_app, request
 
-default_json_file = os.path.abspath("default.json")
-last_state_file = os.path.abspath("laststate.json")
-
 default_json_file_v14 = os.path.abspath("default_v14.json")
 last_state_file_v14 = os.path.abspath("laststate_v14.json")
 
-if not os.path.exists(default_json_file):
-    raise RuntimeError("default.json does not exists!")
-elif not os.path.isfile(default_json_file):
-    raise RuntimeError("default.json is not a file!")
-
 if not os.path.exists(default_json_file_v14):
     raise RuntimeError("default_v14.json does not exists!")
 elif not os.path.isfile(default_json_file):
@@ -89,10 +81,10 @@ class Singleton:
         return cls._instance_dict[key]
 
 
-class ActiveStatus(Singleton, dict):
+class ActiveStatusv14(Singleton, dict):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.default_json_file = default_json_file
-        self.last_state_file = last_state_file
+        self.default_json_file = default_json_file_v14
+        self.last_state_file = last_state_file_v14
 
     def reload(self):
 
@@ -208,12 +200,6 @@ class ActiveStatus(Singleton, dict):
             self["state"]["message"] = message
 
 
-class ActiveStatusv14(ActiveStatus):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.default_json_file = default_json_file_v14
-        self.last_state_file = last_state_file_v14
-
-
 def request_wants_json():
     best = request.accept_mimetypes.best_match(["application/json", "text/html"])
     return (
diff --git a/spaceapi/views.py b/spaceapi/views.py
--- a/spaceapi/views.py
+++ b/spaceapi/views.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from flask import (
 )
 
 from .auth import basicauth, httpauth
-from .utils import ActiveStatus, ActiveStatusv14, request_wants_json
+from .utils import ActiveStatusv14, request_wants_json
 
 root_views = Blueprint("root", __name__)