diff --git a/lib/apache b/lib/apache
index d1a11ae18b..f438407aca 100644
--- a/lib/apache
+++ b/lib/apache
@@ -90,49 +90,15 @@ function install_apache_wsgi {
     fi
     # WSGI isn't enabled by default, enable it
     enable_apache_mod wsgi
-
-    # ensure mod_version enabled for <IfVersion ...>.  This is
-    # built-in statically on anything recent, but precise (2.2)
-    # doesn't have it enabled
-    sudo a2enmod version || true
-}
-
-# get_apache_version() - return the version of Apache installed
-# This function is used to determine the Apache version installed. There are
-# various differences between Apache 2.2 and 2.4 that warrant special handling.
-function get_apache_version {
-    if is_ubuntu; then
-        local version_str
-        version_str=$(sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl -v | awk '/Server version/ {print $3}' | cut -f2 -d/)
-    elif is_fedora; then
-        local version_str
-        version_str=$(rpm -qa --queryformat '%{VERSION}' httpd)
-    elif is_suse; then
-        local version_str
-        version_str=$(rpm -qa --queryformat '%{VERSION}' apache2)
-    else
-        exit_distro_not_supported "cannot determine apache version"
-    fi
-    if [[ "$version_str" =~ ^2\.2\. ]]; then
-        echo "2.2"
-    elif [[ "$version_str" =~ ^2\.4\. ]]; then
-        echo "2.4"
-    else
-        exit_distro_not_supported "apache version not supported"
-    fi
 }
 
 # apache_site_config_for() - The filename of the site's configuration file.
 # This function uses the global variables APACHE_NAME and APACHE_CONF_DIR.
 #
-# On Ubuntu 14.04, the site configuration file must have a .conf suffix for a2ensite and a2dissite to
+# On Ubuntu 14.04+, the site configuration file must have a .conf suffix for a2ensite and a2dissite to
 # recognise it. a2ensite and a2dissite ignore the .conf suffix used as parameter. The default sites'
 # files are 000-default.conf and default-ssl.conf.
 #
-# On Ubuntu 12.04, the site configuration file may have any format, as long as it is in
-# /etc/apache2/sites-available/. a2ensite and a2dissite need the entire file name to work. The default
-# sites' files are default and default-ssl.
-#
 # On Fedora and openSUSE, any file in /etc/httpd/conf.d/ whose name ends with .conf is enabled.
 #
 # On RHEL and CentOS, things should hopefully work as in Fedora.
@@ -141,22 +107,14 @@ function get_apache_version {
 # +----------------------+--------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
 # | Distribution         | File name          | Site enabling command    | Site disabling command   |
 # +----------------------+--------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
-# | Ubuntu 12.04         | site               | a2ensite site            | a2dissite site           |
 # | Ubuntu 14.04         | site.conf          | a2ensite site            | a2dissite site           |
 # | Fedora, RHEL, CentOS | site.conf.disabled | mv site.conf{.disabled,} | mv site.conf{,.disabled} |
 # +----------------------+--------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
 function apache_site_config_for {
     local site=$@
     if is_ubuntu; then
-        local apache_version
-        apache_version=$(get_apache_version)
-        if [[ "$apache_version" == "2.2" ]]; then
-            # Ubuntu 12.04 - Apache 2.2
-            echo $APACHE_CONF_DIR/${site}
-        else
-            # Ubuntu 14.04 - Apache 2.4
-            echo $APACHE_CONF_DIR/${site}.conf
-        fi
+        # Ubuntu 14.04 - Apache 2.4
+        echo $APACHE_CONF_DIR/${site}.conf
     elif is_fedora || is_suse; then
         # fedora conf.d is only imported if it ends with .conf so this is approx the same
         local enabled_site_file="$APACHE_CONF_DIR/${site}.conf"