diff --git a/js/actions/_api/collection/app.js b/js/actions/_api/collection/app.js
index ec64b90d33..16f6cfe843 100644
--- a/js/actions/_api/collection/app.js
+++ b/js/actions/_api/collection/app.js
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ var cluster = require("@arangodb/cluster");
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 function databasePrefix (req, url) {
-  if (req.hasOwnProperty('compatibility') && req.compatibility < 10400) {
-    // pre 1.4-style location response (e.g. /_api/collection/xyz)
-    return url;
-  }
-
-  // 1.4-style location response (e.g. /_db/dbname/_api/collection/xyz)
+  // location response (e.g. /_db/dbname/_api/collection/xyz)
   return "/_db/" + encodeURIComponent(arangodb.db._name()) + url;
 }
 
diff --git a/js/actions/api-database.js b/js/actions/api-database.js
index 682c9dfe9c..a4cbeeb9de 100644
--- a/js/actions/api-database.js
+++ b/js/actions/api-database.js
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ function post_api_database (req, res) {
 
   var result = arangodb.db._createDatabase(json.name || "", options, users);
 
-  var returnCode = (req.compatibility <= 10400 ? actions.HTTP_OK : actions.HTTP_CREATED);
-  actions.resultOk(req, res, returnCode, { result : result });
+  actions.resultOk(req, res, actions.HTTP_CREATED, { result : result });
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////