diff --git a/example/application/Bootstrap.php b/example/application/Bootstrap.php
index fc13b4f..252f589 100644
--- a/example/application/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/example/application/Bootstrap.php
@@ -33,17 +33,4 @@ public function _initView()
 
         return $view;
     }
-
-    public function _initRecaptcha()
-    {
-        $config = \Zend_Registry::get('application');
-        $params = $config->recaptcha->toArray();
-
-        $params['messageTemplates'] = [
-            \Cgsmith\Validate\Recaptcha::INVALID_CAPTCHA => 'The captcha was invalid', // set custom/translated message
-            \Cgsmith\Validate\Recaptcha::CAPTCHA_EMPTY => 'The captcha must be completed'
-        ];
-
-        \Zend_Registry::set('recaptcha', $params);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Cgsmith/Form/Element/Recaptcha.php b/src/Cgsmith/Form/Element/Recaptcha.php
index 0aa4fa8..19ef164 100644
--- a/src/Cgsmith/Form/Element/Recaptcha.php
+++ b/src/Cgsmith/Form/Element/Recaptcha.php
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ class Recaptcha extends \Zend_Form_Element
      * @throws \Zend_Form_Exception
      */
     public function __construct($spec = null, $options = null) {
-        $options = $this->_setKeysFromConfig($options);
         $spec = $this->_setDefaultSpec($spec);
         if (empty($options['siteKey']) || empty($options['secretKey'])) {
             throw new \Zend_Exception('Site key and secret key must be specified.');
         }
         $this->_siteKey = trim($options['siteKey']); // trim the white space if there is any just to be sure
         $this->_secretKey = trim($options['secretKey']); // trim the white space if there is any just to be sure
-        $this->addValidator('Recaptcha', false, ['secretKey' => $this->_secretKey]);
+        $this->addValidator('Recaptcha', false, array('secretKey' => $this->_secretKey));
         $this->setAllowEmpty(false);
         parent::__construct($spec, $options);
     }
@@ -50,22 +49,6 @@ public function init() {
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param array $options
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    private function _setKeysFromConfig($options) {
-        $params = \Zend_Registry::get('recaptcha');
-        if (!empty($params['sitekey'])) {
-            $options['siteKey'] = $params['sitekey'];
-        }
-        if (!empty($params['secretkey'])) {
-            $options['secretKey'] = $params['secretkey'];
-        }
-        return $options;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param string $spec
      *
diff --git a/src/Cgsmith/Validate/Recaptcha.php b/src/Cgsmith/Validate/Recaptcha.php
index db6189f..0913a3e 100644
--- a/src/Cgsmith/Validate/Recaptcha.php
+++ b/src/Cgsmith/Validate/Recaptcha.php
@@ -30,17 +30,16 @@ class Recaptcha extends \Zend_Validate_Abstract
     /** @const string peer key for communication */
     const PEER_KEY = 'www.google.com';
 
-    protected $_messageTemplates = [
+    protected $_messageTemplates = array(
         self::INVALID_CAPTCHA => 'The captcha was invalid',
         self::CAPTCHA_EMPTY   => 'The captcha must be completed'
-    ];
+    );
 
     /**
      * @param $options
      */
     public function __construct($options) {
         $this->_secretKey = $options['secretKey'];
-        $this->_overrideMessagesIfExisting();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -78,35 +77,28 @@ public function isValid($value, $context = null) {
      * @link   https://github.com/google/recaptcha
      */
     protected function _verify($value) {
-        $queryString = http_build_query([
+        $queryString = http_build_query(array(
             'secret'   => $this->_secretKey,
             'response' => $value,
             'remoteIp' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']
-        ]);
+        ));
 
         /**
          * PHP 5.6.0 changed the way you specify the peer name for SSL context options.
          * Using "CN_name" will still work, but it will raise deprecated errors.
          */
         $peerKey = version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0', '<') ? 'CN_name' : 'peer_name';
-        $context = stream_context_create([
-            'http'  => [
+        $context = stream_context_create(array(
+            'http'  => array(
                 'header'      => "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n",
                 'method'      => self::POST_METHOD,
                 'content'     => $queryString,
                 'verify_peer' => true,
                 $peerKey      => self::PEER_KEY
-            ]
-        ]);
+            )
+        ));
         $jsonObject = json_decode(file_get_contents(self::SITE_VERIFY_URL, false, $context));
 
         return $jsonObject->success;
     }
-
-    private function _overrideMessagesIfExisting() {
-        $params = \Zend_Registry::get('recaptcha');
-        if (!empty($params['messageTemplates']) && is_array($params['messageTemplates'])) {
-            $this->_messageTemplates = $params['messageTemplates'];
-        }
-    }
 }