diff --git a/source4/dsdb/kcc/kcc_drs_replica_info.c b/source4/dsdb/kcc/kcc_drs_replica_info.c
index 59759267e01..e52388e8557 100644
--- a/source4/dsdb/kcc/kcc_drs_replica_info.c
+++ b/source4/dsdb/kcc/kcc_drs_replica_info.c
@@ -386,9 +386,7 @@ struct ncList {
 static WERROR get_master_ncs(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_context *samdb,
 			     const char *ntds_guid_str, struct ncList **master_nc_list)
 {
-	const char *post_2003_attrs[] = { "msDS-hasMasterNCs", "hasPartialReplicaNCs", NULL };
-	const char *pre_2003_attrs[] = { "hasMasterNCs", "hasPartialReplicaNCs", NULL };
-	const char **attrs = post_2003_attrs;
+	const char *attrs[] = { "msDS-hasMasterNCs", "hasPartialReplicaNCs", NULL };
 	struct ldb_result *res;
 	struct ncList *nc_list = NULL;
 	struct ncList *nc_list_elem;
@@ -398,15 +396,7 @@ static WERROR get_master_ncs(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_context *samdb,
 
 	/* In W2003 and greater, msDS-hasMasterNCs attribute lists the writable NC replicas */
 	ret = ldb_search(samdb, mem_ctx, &res, ldb_get_config_basedn(samdb),
-			LDB_SCOPE_DEFAULT, post_2003_attrs, "(objectguid=%s)", ntds_guid_str);
-
-	if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
-		DEBUG(0,(__location__ ": Failed objectguid search - %s\n", ldb_errstring(samdb)));
-
-		attrs = post_2003_attrs;
-		ret = ldb_search(samdb, mem_ctx, &res, ldb_get_config_basedn(samdb),
-			LDB_SCOPE_DEFAULT, pre_2003_attrs, "(objectguid=%s)", ntds_guid_str);
-	}
+			LDB_SCOPE_DEFAULT, attrs, "(objectguid=%s)", ntds_guid_str);
 
 	if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
 		DEBUG(0,(__location__ ": Failed objectguid search - %s\n", ldb_errstring(samdb)));