diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/System/SetsLatestVersion.php b/app/Console/Commands/System/SetsLatestVersion.php
index f6207ee15a..3c6f6b5244 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/System/SetsLatestVersion.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/System/SetsLatestVersion.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Console\Commands\System;
 
 use FireflyIII\Console\Commands\ShowsFriendlyMessages;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\FireflyConfig;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 
 class SetsLatestVersion extends Command
@@ -45,8 +46,7 @@ class SetsLatestVersion extends Command
 
             return 0;
         }
-        app('fireflyconfig')->set('db_version', config('firefly.db_version'));
-        app('fireflyconfig')->set('ff3_version', config('firefly.version'));
+        FireflyConfig::set('ff3_version', config('firefly.version'));
         $this->friendlyInfo('Updated version.');
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradesDatabase.php b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradesDatabase.php
index 92429a9a36..c2f6912b5a 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradesDatabase.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradesDatabase.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Console\Commands\Upgrade;
 
+use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\FireflyConfig;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Safe\Exceptions\InfoException;
 
@@ -86,10 +87,8 @@ class UpgradesDatabase extends Command
             $this->friendlyLine(sprintf('Now executing %s', $command));
             $this->call($command, $args);
         }
-        // set new DB version.
-        app('fireflyconfig')->set('db_version', (int) config('firefly.db_version'));
         // index will set FF3 version.
-        app('fireflyconfig')->set('ff3_version', (string) config('firefly.version'));
+        FireflyConfig::set('ff3_version', (string) config('firefly.version'));
 
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php
index 377bacd735..9138daf037 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ class DebugController extends Controller
         $currentDriver = DB::getDriverName();
 
         return [
-            'db_version'      => app('fireflyconfig')->get('db_version', 1)->data,
             'php_version'     => PHP_VERSION,
             'php_os'          => PHP_OS,
             'uname'           => php_uname('m'),
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
index e2acfb680f..cd800053d4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\System;
 
+use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\FireflyConfig;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Exception;
@@ -81,10 +82,7 @@ class InstallController extends Controller
     {
         app('view')->share('FF_VERSION', config('firefly.version'));
         // index will set FF3 version.
-        app('fireflyconfig')->set('ff3_version', (string) config('firefly.version'));
-
-        // set new DB version.
-        app('fireflyconfig')->set('db_version', (int) config('firefly.db_version'));
+        FireflyConfig::set('ff3_version', (string) config('firefly.version'));
 
         return view('install.index');
     }
diff --git a/config/firefly.php b/config/firefly.php
index 7b1af7a67a..e4e4f573c1 100644
--- a/config/firefly.php
+++ b/config/firefly.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ return [
     'version'                      => 'develop/2025-09-29',
     'build_time'                   => 1759116036,
     'api_version'                  => '2.1.0', // field is no longer used.
-    'db_version'                   => 28,
+    'db_version'                   => 28, // field is no longer used.
 
     // generic settings
     'maxUploadSize'                => 1073741824, // 1 GB
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig b/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig
index 6dd268a04e..2e498a162a 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig
+++ b/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
     {# Firefly III version #}
     <tr>
         <td>Firefly III</td>
-        <td>{% if FF_IS_DEVELOP %}<!-- .Z9JBCmw64Zkx1pQw -->{% endif %}{% if not FF_IS_DEVELOP %}v{% endif %}{{ FF_VERSION }} / <span>#</span>{{ system.db_version }} (expects <span>#</span>{{ config('firefly.db_version') }})
-        </td>
+        <td>{% if FF_IS_DEVELOP %}<!-- .Z9JBCmw64Zkx1pQw -->{% endif %}{% if not FF_IS_DEVELOP %}v{% endif %}{{ FF_VERSION }}</td>
     </tr>
     {# PHP version + settings #}
     <tr>