diff --git a/sources/diagram.cpp b/sources/diagram.cpp
index 5a65c3e85..5414c35bb 100644
--- a/sources/diagram.cpp
+++ b/sources/diagram.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ QColor		Diagram::background_color = Qt::white;
 Diagram::Diagram(QETProject *project) :
 	QGraphicsScene           (project),
 	m_project                 (project),
-	diagram_qet_version_     (-1),
 	draw_grid_               (true),
 	use_border_              (true),
 	draw_terminals_          (true),
@@ -733,9 +732,6 @@ QDomDocument Diagram::toXml(bool whole_content) {
 	// racine de l'arbre XML
 	auto dom_root = document.createElement("diagram");
 
-	// add the application version number
-	dom_root.setAttribute("version", QET::version);
-
 	// schema properties
 	// proprietes du schema
 	if (whole_content) {
@@ -1192,15 +1188,9 @@ bool Diagram::fromXml(QDomElement &document,
 	// The first element must be a diagram
 	if (root.tagName() != "diagram") return(false);
 
-	// Read attributes of this diagram
-	if (consider_informations) {
-		// Version of diagram
-		bool conv_ok;
-		qreal version_value = root.attribute("version").toDouble(&conv_ok);
-		if (conv_ok) {
-			diagram_qet_version_ = version_value;
-		}
-
+		// Read attributes of this diagram
+	if (consider_informations)
+	{
 		// Load border and titleblock
 		border_and_titleblock.titleBlockFromXml(root);
 		border_and_titleblock.borderFromXml(root);
@@ -1262,19 +1252,6 @@ bool Diagram::fromXml(QDomElement &document,
 		return(true);
 	}
 
-	/* Backward compatibility: prior to version 0.3, we need to compensate,
-	 *  at diagram-opening time, the rotation of the element for each of its
-	 *  textfields having the "FollowParentRotation" option disabled.
-	 *  After 0.3, elements textfields get userx,
-	 *  usery and userrotation attributes that explicitly specify
-	 *  their position and orientation.
-	 */
-	qreal project_qet_version = declaredQElectroTechVersion(true);
-	bool handle_inputs_rotation = (
-		project_qet_version != -1 && project_qet_version < 0.3 &&
-		m_project -> state() == QETProject::ProjectParsingRunning
-	);
-
 		//If paste from another project
 	if (root.hasAttribute("projectId")) {
 		QETProject *other_project = QETApp::project(
@@ -1343,9 +1320,7 @@ bool Diagram::fromXml(QDomElement &document,
 
 		addItem(nvel_elmt);
 		//Loading fail, remove item from the diagram
-		if (!nvel_elmt->fromXml(element_xml,
-					table_adr_id,
-					handle_inputs_rotation))
+		if (!nvel_elmt->fromXml(element_xml, table_adr_id))
 		{
 			removeItem(nvel_elmt);
 			delete nvel_elmt;
@@ -2363,25 +2338,6 @@ int Diagram::folioIndex() const
 	return(m_project -> folioIndex(this));
 }
 
-/**
-	@brief Diagram::declaredQElectroTechVersion
-	@param fallback_to_project :
-	When a diagram does not have a declared version,
-	this method will use the one declared by its parent project only if
-	fallback_to_project is true.
-	@return the declared QElectroTech version of this diagram
-*/
-qreal Diagram::declaredQElectroTechVersion(bool fallback_to_project) const
-{
-	if (diagram_qet_version_ != -1) {
-		return diagram_qet_version_;
-	}
-	if (fallback_to_project && m_project) {
-		return(m_project -> declaredQElectroTechVersion());
-	}
-	return(-1);
-}
-
 /**
 	@brief Diagram::isReadOnly
 	@return  true if this diagram is read only.
diff --git a/sources/diagram.h b/sources/diagram.h
index 3b2c299de..48aab2bbb 100644
--- a/sources/diagram.h
+++ b/sources/diagram.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ class Diagram : public QGraphicsScene
 		// methods related to parent project
 		QETProject *project() const;
 		int         folioIndex() const;
-		qreal       declaredQElectroTechVersion(bool = true) const;
 		void        showMe() {emit showDiagram(this);}
 		bool        isReadOnly() const;
 	
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
index 312429af8..1c0f8197d 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
@@ -694,14 +694,12 @@ bool Element::valideXml(QDomElement &e) {
 	@param e : the dom element where the parameter is stored
 	@param table_id_adr : Reference to the mapping table between IDs of the XML file
 	and the addresses in memory. If the import succeeds, it must be add the right couples (id, address).
-	@param handle_inputs_rotation : apply the rotation of this element to his child text
 	@return
 */
 bool Element::fromXml(
 		QDomElement &e,
 		QHash<int,
-		Terminal *> &table_id_adr,
-		bool handle_inputs_rotation)
+		Terminal *> &table_id_adr)
 {
 	m_state = QET::GILoadingFromXml;
 	/*
@@ -797,12 +795,10 @@ bool Element::fromXml(
 	// orientation
 	bool conv_ok;
 	int read_ori = e.attribute("orientation").toInt(&conv_ok);
-	if (!conv_ok || read_ori < 0 || read_ori > 3) read_ori = 0;
-	if (handle_inputs_rotation) {
-		setRotation(rotation() + (90*read_ori));
-	} else {
-		setRotation(90*read_ori);
+	if (!conv_ok || read_ori < 0 || read_ori > 3) {
+		read_ori = 0;
 	}
+	setRotation(90*read_ori);
 
 		//Befor load the dynamic text field,
 		//we remove the dynamic text field created from the description of this element, to avoid doublons.
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
index 9e7ce75e2..be31e69db 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ class Element : public QetGraphicsItem
 		virtual bool fromXml(
 				QDomElement &,
 				QHash<int,
-				Terminal *> &,
-				bool = false);
+				Terminal *> &);
 		virtual QDomElement toXml(
 				QDomDocument &,
 				QHash<Terminal *,