diff --git a/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/hypre.py b/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/hypre.py
index 4d915c31..1b05a1ee 100644
--- a/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/hypre.py
+++ b/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/hypre.py
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ class Configure(config.package.GNUPackage):
   def __init__(self, framework):
     config.package.GNUPackage.__init__(self, framework)
     #self.version         = '2.18.2'
-    self.minversion      = '2.14'
-    self.versionname     = 'HYPRE_RELEASE_VERSION'
-    self.versioninclude  = 'HYPRE_config.h'
-    self.requiresversion = 1
     #self.gitcommit       = 'v'+self.version
     self.gitcommit       = '93baaa8c9' # v2.18.2+valgrind-fix
     self.download        = ['git://https://github.com/hypre-space/hypre','https://github.com/hypre-space/hypre/archive/'+self.gitcommit+'.tar.gz']
diff --git a/include/petsc/private/petschypre.h b/include/petsc/private/petschypre.h
index 81ca7136..b403e70e 100644
--- a/include/petsc/private/petschypre.h
+++ b/include/petsc/private/petschypre.h
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@
 #include <HYPRE_config.h>
 #include <HYPRE_utilities.h>
 
-/* from version 2.16 on, HYPRE_BigInt is 64 bit for 64bit installations
-   and 32 bit for 32bit installations -> not the best name for a variable */
-#if PETSC_PKG_HYPRE_VERSION_LT(2,16,0)
-typedef PetscInt HYPRE_BigInt;
-#endif
-
 /*
   With scalar type == real, HYPRE_Complex == PetscScalar;
   With scalar type == complex,  HYPRE_Complex is double __complex__ while PetscScalar may be std::complex<double>
diff --git a/src/mat/impls/hypre/mhypre.c b/src/mat/impls/hypre/mhypre.c
index 0f7470e6..cce3e2b0 100644
--- a/src/mat/impls/hypre/mhypre.c
+++ b/src/mat/impls/hypre/mhypre.c
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 #include <_hypre_parcsr_ls.h>
 #include <_hypre_sstruct_ls.h>
 
-#if PETSC_PKG_HYPRE_VERSION_LT(2,18,0)
-#define  hypre_ParCSRMatrixClone(A,B) hypre_ParCSRMatrixCompleteClone(A)
-#endif
-
 static PetscErrorCode MatHYPRE_CreateFromMat(Mat,Mat_HYPRE*);
 static PetscErrorCode MatHYPRE_IJMatrixPreallocate(Mat,Mat,HYPRE_IJMatrix);
 static PetscErrorCode MatHYPRE_IJMatrixFastCopy_MPIAIJ(Mat,HYPRE_IJMatrix);
@@ -63,7 +59,6 @@ static PetscErrorCode MatHYPRE_IJMatrixPreallocate(Mat A_d, Mat A_o, HYPRE_IJMat
         nnz_o[i] = 0;
       }
     }
-#if PETSC_PKG_HYPRE_VERSION_GE(2,16,0)
     { /* If we don't do this, the columns of the matrix will be all zeros! */
       hypre_AuxParCSRMatrix *aux_matrix;
       aux_matrix = (hypre_AuxParCSRMatrix*)hypre_IJMatrixTranslator(ij);
@@ -73,9 +68,6 @@ static PetscErrorCode MatHYPRE_IJMatrixPreallocate(Mat A_d, Mat A_o, HYPRE_IJMat
       aux_matrix = (hypre_AuxParCSRMatrix*)hypre_IJMatrixTranslator(ij);
       hypre_AuxParCSRMatrixNeedAux(aux_matrix) = 1;
     }
-#else
-    PetscStackCallStandard(HYPRE_IJMatrixSetDiagOffdSizes,(ij,nnz_d,nnz_o));
-#endif
     ierr = PetscFree(nnz_d);CHKERRQ(ierr);
     ierr = PetscFree(nnz_o);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   }
@@ -233,11 +225,7 @@ static PetscErrorCode MatHYPRE_IJMatrixFastCopy_MPIAIJ(Mat A, HYPRE_IJMatrix ij)
   /* need to shift the diag column indices (hdiag->j) back to global numbering since hypre is expecting this */
   hjj = hdiag->j;
   pjj = pdiag->j;
-#if PETSC_PKG_HYPRE_VERSION_GE(2,16,0)
   for (i=0; i<pdiag->nz; i++) hjj[i] = pjj[i];
-#else
-  for (i=0; i<pdiag->nz; i++) hjj[i] = cstart + pjj[i];
-#endif
   ierr = PetscArraycpy(hdiag->data,pdiag->a,pdiag->nz);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   if (sameint) {
     ierr = PetscArraycpy(hoffd->i,poffd->i,pA->A->rmap->n + 1);CHKERRQ(ierr);
@@ -247,12 +235,8 @@ static PetscErrorCode MatHYPRE_IJMatrixFastCopy_MPIAIJ(Mat A, HYPRE_IJMatrix ij)
 
   /* need to move the offd column indices (hoffd->j) back to global numbering since hypre is expecting this
      If we hacked a hypre a bit more we might be able to avoid this step */
-#if PETSC_PKG_HYPRE_VERSION_GE(2,16,0)
   PetscStackCallStandard(hypre_CSRMatrixBigInitialize,(hoffd));
   jj  = (PetscInt*) hoffd->big_j;
-#else
-  jj  = (PetscInt*) hoffd->j;
-#endif
   pjj = poffd->j;
   for (i=0; i<poffd->nz; i++) jj[i] = garray[pjj[i]];