diff --git a/app/common/xmlutils.cpp b/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
index 9a874a74a..f778b6440 100644
--- a/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
+++ b/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 namespace olive {
 
-void XMLConnectNodes(const XMLNodeData &xml_node_data, MultiUndoCommand *command)
+void XMLConnectNodes(const XMLNodeData &xml_node_data, uint version, MultiUndoCommand *command)
 {
   foreach (const XMLNodeData::SerializedConnection& con, xml_node_data.desired_connections) {
     Node *out = xml_node_data.node_ptrs.value(con.output_node);
@@ -39,13 +39,17 @@ void XMLConnectNodes(const XMLNodeData &xml_node_data, MultiUndoCommand *command
       if (command) {
         command->add_child(new NodeEdgeAddCommand(out, con.input));
 
-        /// Deprecated: backwards compatibility only
-        command->add_child(new NodeSetValueHintCommand(con.input, hint));
+        if (version < 210907) {
+          /// Deprecated: backwards compatibility only
+          command->add_child(new NodeSetValueHintCommand(con.input, hint));
+        }
       } else {
         Node::ConnectEdge(out, con.input);
 
-        /// Deprecated: backwards compatibility only
-        con.input.node()->SetValueHintForInput(con.input.input(), hint, con.input.element());
+        if (version < 210907) {
+          /// Deprecated: backwards compatibility only
+          con.input.node()->SetValueHintForInput(con.input.input(), hint, con.input.element());
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/common/xmlutils.h b/app/common/xmlutils.h
index 2e0640591..e8b88d6a3 100644
--- a/app/common/xmlutils.h
+++ b/app/common/xmlutils.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct XMLNodeData {
 
 };
 
-void XMLConnectNodes(const XMLNodeData& xml_node_data, MultiUndoCommand *command = nullptr);
+void XMLConnectNodes(const XMLNodeData& xml_node_data, uint version, MultiUndoCommand *command = nullptr);
 
 /**
  * @brief Workaround for QXmlStreamReader::readNextStartElement not detecting the end of a document
diff --git a/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp b/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp
index 21eee76d9..2d66d72ae 100644
--- a/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp
+++ b/app/node/nodecopypaste.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ QVector<Node *> NodeCopyPasteService::PasteNodesFromClipboard(NodeGraph *graph,
 
   // Make connections
   if (!xml_node_data.desired_connections.isEmpty()) {
-    XMLConnectNodes(xml_node_data, command);
+    XMLConnectNodes(xml_node_data, data_version, command);
   }
 
   // Link blocks
diff --git a/app/node/project/project.cpp b/app/node/project/project.cpp
index 0650591c5..f865e28c8 100644
--- a/app/node/project/project.cpp
+++ b/app/node/project/project.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void Project::Load(QXmlStreamReader *reader, MainWindowLayoutInfo* layout, uint
   }
 
   // Make connections
-  XMLConnectNodes(xml_node_data);
+  XMLConnectNodes(xml_node_data, version);
 
   // Link blocks
   XMLLinkBlocks(xml_node_data);