diff --git a/src/js/gui.js b/src/js/gui.js
index a8897b9b5a..0b4e27566c 100644
--- a/src/js/gui.js
+++ b/src/js/gui.js
@@ -69,17 +69,7 @@ class GuiControl {
         this.operating_system = GUI_checkOperatingSystem();
 
         // Check the method of execution
-        this.nwGui = null;
-        try {
-            this.nwGui = require('nw.gui');
-            this.Mode = GUI_MODES.NWJS;
-        } catch (ex) {
-            if (typeof cordovaApp !== 'undefined') {
-                this.Mode = GUI_MODES.Cordova;
-            } else {
-                this.Mode = GUI_MODES.Other;
-            }
-        }
+        this.nwGui = GUI_MODES.Other;
     }
     // Timer managing methods
     // name = string
diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index 14851ee959..5315f1b8e9 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { isExpertModeEnabled } from './utils/isExportModeEnabled.js';
 import { updateTabList } from './utils/updateTabList.js';
 import { checkForConfiguratorUpdates } from './utils/checkForConfiguratorUpdates.js';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
-import * as d3 from 'd3';
 
 if (typeof String.prototype.replaceAll === "undefined") {
     String.prototype.replaceAll = function(match, replace) {
@@ -188,36 +187,6 @@ function startProcess() {
     gui_log(i18n.getMessage('infoVersionOs', { operatingSystem: GUI.operating_system }));
     gui_log(i18n.getMessage('infoVersionConfigurator', { configuratorVersion: CONFIGURATOR.getDisplayVersion() }));
 
-    if (GUI.isNWJS()) {
-        const nwWindow = GUI.nwGui.Window.get();
-        nwWindow.on('new-win-policy', function(frame, url, policy) {
-            // do not open the window
-            policy.ignore();
-            // and open it in external browser
-            GUI.nwGui.Shell.openExternal(url);
-        });
-        nwWindow.on('close', closeHandler);
-        const config = getConfig('showDevToolsOnStartup');
-        if (CONFIGURATOR.isDevVersion() && !!config.showDevToolsOnStartup) {
-            nwWindow.showDevTools();
-        }
-    } else if (GUI.isCordova()) {
-        window.addEventListener('beforeunload', closeHandler);
-        document.addEventListener('backbutton', function(e) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            navigator.notification.confirm(
-                i18n.getMessage('cordovaExitAppMessage'),
-                function(stat) {
-                    if (stat === 1) {
-                        navigator.app.exitApp();
-                    }
-                },
-                i18n.getMessage('cordovaExitAppTitle'),
-                [i18n.getMessage('yes'),i18n.getMessage('no')],
-            );
-        });
-    }
-
     $('.connect_b a.connect').removeClass('disabled');
     // with Vue reactive system we don't need to call these,
     // our view is reactive to model changes
diff --git a/src/js/utils/checkForConfiguratorUpdates.js b/src/js/utils/checkForConfiguratorUpdates.js
index 0703e1d67c..1c149c12c2 100644
--- a/src/js/utils/checkForConfiguratorUpdates.js
+++ b/src/js/utils/checkForConfiguratorUpdates.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import CONFIGURATOR from "../data_storage";
 import { i18n } from "../localization";
 import { gui_log } from "../gui_log";
 import $ from 'jquery';
+import semver from "semver-min";
 
 function notifyOutdatedVersion(data) {
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ function notifyOutdatedVersion(data) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (data.isCurrent === false && data.updatedVersion !== undefined) {
+    if (data.isCurrent === false && data.updatedVersion !== undefined && semver.gt(data.updatedVersion.version, CONFIGURATOR.version)) {
 
         CONFIGURATOR.latestVersion = data.updatedVersion.version;
         CONFIGURATOR.latestVersionReleaseUrl = data.updatedVersion.url;