diff --git a/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerJob.py b/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerJob.py
index 5bb9d076b6..a873f17d61 100644
--- a/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerJob.py
+++ b/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerJob.py
@@ -46,14 +46,17 @@ class FirmwareUpdateCheckerJob(Job):
 
         return result
 
+    def parseVersionResponse(self, response: str) -> Version:
+        raw_str = response.split("\n", 1)[0].rstrip()
+        return Version(raw_str)
+
     def getCurrentVersionForMachine(self, machine_id: int) -> Version:
         max_version = self.ZERO_VERSION
 
         machine_urls = self._lookups.getCheckUrlsFor(machine_id)
-        parse_function = self._lookups.getParseVersionUrlFor(machine_id)
-        if machine_urls is not None and parse_function is not None:
+        if machine_urls is not None:
             for url in machine_urls:
-                version = parse_function(self.getUrlResponse(url))
+                version = self.parseVersionResponse(self.getUrlResponse(url))
                 if version > max_version:
                     max_version = version
 
diff --git a/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerLookup.py b/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerLookup.py
index ceecef61ba..4813e3ecbb 100644
--- a/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerLookup.py
+++ b/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/FirmwareUpdateCheckerLookup.py
@@ -16,13 +16,7 @@ def getSettingsKeyForMachine(machine_id: int) -> str:
     return "info/latest_checked_firmware_for_{0}".format(machine_id)
 
 
-def defaultParseVersionResponse(response: str) -> Version:
-    raw_str = response.split("\n", 1)[0].rstrip()
-    return Version(raw_str)
-
-
 class FirmwareUpdateCheckerLookup:
-    JSON_NAME_TO_VERSION_PARSE_FUNCTION = {"default": defaultParseVersionResponse}
 
     def __init__(self, json_path) -> None:
         # Open the .json file with the needed lookup-lists for each machine(/model) and retrieve "raw" json.
@@ -44,12 +38,6 @@ class FirmwareUpdateCheckerLookup:
                 machine_name = machine_json.get("name").lower()  # Lower in case upper-case char are added to the json.
                 self._machine_ids.append(machine_id)
                 self._machine_per_name[machine_name] = machine_id
-                version_parse_function = \
-                    self.JSON_NAME_TO_VERSION_PARSE_FUNCTION.get(machine_json.get("version_parser"))
-                if version_parse_function is None:
-                    Logger.log("w", "No version-parse-function specified for machine {0}.".format(machine_name))
-                    version_parse_function = defaultParseVersionResponse  # Use default instead if nothing is found.
-                self._parse_version_url_per_machine[machine_id] = version_parse_function
                 self._check_urls_per_machine[machine_id] = []  # Multiple check-urls: see "_comment" in the .json file.
                 for check_url in machine_json.get("check_urls"):
                     self._check_urls_per_machine[machine_id].append(check_url)
diff --git a/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/resources/machines.json b/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/resources/machines.json
index ee072f75c3..d9eaad0abf 100644
--- a/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/resources/machines.json
+++ b/plugins/FirmwareUpdateChecker/resources/machines.json
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
                 "http://software.ultimaker.com/jedi/releases/latest.version?utm_source=cura&utm_medium=software&utm_campaign=resources",
                 "http://software.ultimaker.com/releases/firmware/9066/stable/version.txt"
             ],
-            "update_url": "https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/20500-upgrade-firmware",
-            "version_parser": "default"
+            "update_url": "https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/20500-upgrade-firmware"
         },
         {
             "id": 9511,
@@ -22,15 +21,13 @@
                 "http://software.ultimaker.com/jedi/releases/latest.version?utm_source=cura&utm_medium=software&utm_campaign=resources",
                 "http://software.ultimaker.com/releases/firmware/9511/stable/version.txt"
             ],
-            "update_url": "https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/20500-upgrade-firmware",
-            "version_parser": "default"
+            "update_url": "https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/20500-upgrade-firmware"
         },
         {
             "id": 9051,
             "name": "ultimaker s5",
             "check_urls": ["http://software.ultimaker.com/releases/firmware/9051/stable/version.txt"],
-            "update_url": "https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/20500-upgrade-firmware",
-            "version_parser": "default"
+            "update_url": "https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/20500-upgrade-firmware"
         }
     ]
 }