diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEng.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEng.java
index 83eb28378..efe668460 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEng.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/AppEng.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class AppEng
 		if ( AEConfig.instance.isFeatureEnabled( AEFeature.VersionChecker ) )
 		{
 			AELog.info( "Starting VersionChecker" );
-			startService( "AE2 VersionChecker", new Thread( VersionChecker.instance = new VersionChecker() ) );
+			startService( "AE2 VersionChecker", new Thread( new VersionChecker() ) );
 		}
 
 		AELog.info( "PreInit ( end " + star.elapsed( TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS ) + "ms )" );
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/services/VersionChecker.java b/src/main/java/appeng/services/VersionChecker.java
index 91422bfc0..073b57e19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/services/VersionChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/services/VersionChecker.java
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLInterModComms;
 
 public class VersionChecker implements Runnable
 {
-
-	public static VersionChecker instance = null;
-
 	private long delay = 0;
 	private boolean VersionChecker = true;