diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/fastpath/Fastpath.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/fastpath/Fastpath.java
index 193de9e6105..5f46ad12068 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/fastpath/Fastpath.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/fastpath/Fastpath.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/fastpath/Attic/Fastpath.java,v 1.16.2.1 2003/12/17 15:48:39 davec Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/fastpath/Attic/Fastpath.java,v 1.16.2.2 2003/12/18 03:29:12 davec Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class Fastpath
 	 */
 	public Object fastpath(int fnid, boolean resulttype, FastpathArg[] args) throws SQLException
 	{
-		if (conn.haveMinimumCompatibleVersion("7.4")) {
+		if (conn.getPGProtocolVersionMajor() == 3) {
 			return fastpathV3(fnid, resulttype, args);
 		} else {
 			return fastpathV2(fnid, resulttype, args);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java
index fd451f5db78..1f6b8e53272 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/Attic/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java,v 1.27 2003/10/29 02:39:09 davec Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/Attic/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java,v 1.27.2.1 2003/12/18 03:29:12 davec Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbc1Connection implements BaseConnection
 	 */
 	public void close() throws SQLException
 	{
-		if (haveMinimumCompatibleVersion("7.4")) {
+		if (getPGProtocolVersionMajor() == 3) {
 			closeV3();
 		} else {
 			closeV2();