diff --git a/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-init-qrexec b/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-init-qrexec
index 41f8424..7d278be 100755
--- a/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-init-qrexec
+++ b/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-init-qrexec
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ is_git_repo(){
 helper="${0##*/git-}"
 case "${1-}" in
   -h|--?help) usage;;
-  "") qube="@default";;
-  *) qube="${1}";;
+  "") authority="@default";;
+  *) authority="${1}";;
 esac
 case "${2-}" in
   "") is_git_repo; repo="$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)")";;
@@ -40,18 +40,12 @@ default_qube="sys-git"
 rpc_cmd="${vendor}.${rpc}+${repo}"
 
 if command -v qrexec-client-vm >/dev/null; then
-  exec qrexec-client-vm -- "${qube}" "${rpc_cmd}"
+  exec qrexec-client-vm -- "${authority}" "${rpc_cmd}"
 elif command -v qrexec-client >/dev/null; then
-  qubes_version="$(awk -F '=' '/^VERSION_ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)"
-  if test "$(echo "${qubes_version}" | tr -d ".")" -le 41; then
-    if test "${qube}" = "@default"; then
-      qube="${default_qube}"
-    fi
-  else
-    policy="$(qrexec-policy --assume-yes-for-ask dom0 "${qube}" "${rpc_cmd}")"
-    qube="$(echo "${policy}" | awk -F '=' '/^target=/{print $2}')"
+  if test "${authority}" = "@default"; then
+    authority="${default_qube}"
   fi
-  exec qrexec-client -d "${qube}" -- "DEFAULT:QUBESRPC ${rpc_cmd} dom0"
-else
-  die "Qrexec programs not found: qrexec-client-vm, qrexec-client"
+  exec qrexec-client -d "${authority}" -- "DEFAULT:QUBESRPC ${rpc_cmd} dom0"
 fi
+
+die "Qrexec programs not found: qrexec-client-vm, qrexec-client"
diff --git a/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-remote-qrexec-connect b/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-remote-qrexec-connect
index b39758a..ea69ad6 100755
--- a/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-remote-qrexec-connect
+++ b/salt/sys-git/files/client/git-core/git-remote-qrexec-connect
@@ -69,14 +69,8 @@ if command -v qrexec-client-vm >/dev/null; then
   log "->" qrexec-client-vm -- "${authority}" "${rpc_cmd}"
   exec qrexec-client-vm -- "${authority}" "${rpc_cmd}"
 elif command -v qrexec-client >/dev/null; then
-  qubes_version="$(awk -F '=' '/^VERSION_ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)"
-  if test "$(echo "${qubes_version}" | tr -d ".")" -le 41; then
-    if test "${authority}" = "@default"; then
-      authority="${default_qube}"
-    fi
-  else
-    policy="$(qrexec-policy --assume-yes-for-ask dom0 "${authority}" "${rpc_cmd}")"
-    authority="$(echo "${policy}" | awk -F '=' '/^target=/{print $2}')"
+  if test "${authority}" = "@default"; then
+    authority="${default_qube}"
   fi
   log "->" qrexec-client -d "${authority}" -- "DEFAULT:QUBESRPC ${rpc_cmd} dom0"
   exec qrexec-client -d "${authority}" -- "DEFAULT:QUBESRPC ${rpc_cmd} dom0"