diff --git a/bt/announce.php b/bt/announce.php
index f6d10fc5..6848b65a 100644
--- a/bt/announce.php
+++ b/bt/announce.php
@@ -74,25 +74,10 @@ $passkey = isset($$passkey_key) ? $$passkey_key : null;
 
 // Verify request
 // Required params (info_hash, peer_id, port, uploaded, downloaded, left, passkey)
-if (!isset($info_hash))
-{
-	msg_die('info_hash does not exist');
-}
-
-// Check info_hash version
-if (strlen($info_hash) == 32)
-{
-	$is_bt_v2 = true;
-}
-elseif (strlen($info_hash) == 20)
-{
-	$is_bt_v2 = false;
-}
-else
+if (!isset($info_hash) || strlen($info_hash) != 20)
 {
 	msg_die('Invalid info_hash');
 }
-
 if (!isset($peer_id) || strlen($peer_id) != 20)
 {
 	msg_die('Invalid peer_id');
@@ -240,14 +225,13 @@ else
 {
 	// Verify if torrent registered on tracker and user authorized
 	$info_hash_sql = rtrim(DB()->escape($info_hash), ' ');
-	$info_hash_where = $is_bt_v2 ? "WHERE tor.info_hash_v2 = '$info_hash_sql'" : "WHERE tor.info_hash = '$info_hash_sql'";
 	$passkey_sql   = DB()->escape($passkey);
 
 	$sql = "
 		SELECT tor.topic_id, tor.poster_id, tor.tor_type, u.*
 		FROM ". BB_BT_TORRENTS ." tor
 		LEFT JOIN ". BB_BT_USERS ." u ON u.auth_key = '$passkey_sql'
-		$info_hash_where
+		WHERE tor.info_hash = '$info_hash_sql'
 		LIMIT 1
 	";
 
@@ -524,4 +508,4 @@ if (!$output)
 echo bencode($output);
 
 tracker_exit();
-exit;
+exit;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bt/scrape.php b/bt/scrape.php
index ce28a875..e09ebbb9 100644
--- a/bt/scrape.php
+++ b/bt/scrape.php
@@ -17,28 +17,7 @@ if (!isset($_GET['info_hash']) || strlen($_GET['info_hash']) != 20)
 	msg_die('Invalid info_hash');
 }
 
-$is_bt_v2 = null;
-$info_hash = isset($_GET['info_hash']) ? (string)$_GET['info_hash'] : null;
-
-// Verify info_hash
-if (!isset($info_hash))
-{
-	msg_die('info_hash does not exist');
-}
-
-// Check info_hash version
-if (strlen($info_hash) == 32)
-{
-	$is_bt_v2 = true;
-}
-elseif (strlen($info_hash) == 20)
-{
-	$is_bt_v2 = false;
-}
-else
-{
-	msg_die('Invalid info_hash');
-}
+$info_hash = $_GET['info_hash'];
 
 function msg_die ($msg)
 {
@@ -57,21 +36,15 @@ define('TR_ROOT', './');
 require(TR_ROOT . 'includes/init_tr.php');
 
 $info_hash_sql = rtrim(DB()->escape($info_hash), ' ');
-$info_hash_where = $is_bt_v2 ? "WHERE tor.info_hash_v2 = '$info_hash_sql'" : "WHERE tor.info_hash = '$info_hash_sql'";
 
 $row = DB()->fetch_row("
 		SELECT tor.complete_count, snap.seeders, snap.leechers
 		FROM ". BB_BT_TORRENTS ." tor
 		LEFT JOIN ". BB_BT_TRACKER_SNAP ." snap ON (snap.topic_id = tor.topic_id)
-		$info_hash_where
+		WHERE tor.info_hash = '$info_hash_sql'
 		LIMIT 1
 ");
 
-if (!$row)
-{
-	msg_die('Torrent not registered, info_hash = ' . bin2hex($info_hash_sql));
-}
-
 $output['files'][$info_hash] = array(
 		'complete'    => (int) $row['seeders'],
 		'downloaded'  => (int) $row['complete_count'],
@@ -81,4 +54,4 @@ $output['files'][$info_hash] = array(
 echo bencode($output);
 
 tracker_exit();
-exit;
+exit;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/sql/mysql.sql b/install/sql/mysql.sql
index ce36ddb8..7ddbb546 100644
--- a/install/sql/mysql.sql
+++ b/install/sql/mysql.sql
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `bb_bt_torhelp` (
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `bb_bt_torrents`;
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `bb_bt_torrents` (
   `info_hash` varbinary(20) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `info_hash_v2` varbinary(32) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `post_id` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `poster_id` mediumint(9) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `topic_id` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
diff --git a/install/upgrade/changes.txt b/install/upgrade/changes.txt
index cfaa0616..35c5442a 100644
--- a/install/upgrade/changes.txt
+++ b/install/upgrade/changes.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,3 @@ DELETE FROM `bb_smilies` WHERE `code` = ':ad:';
 INSERT INTO `bb_smilies` (`code`, `smile_url`, `emoticon`) VALUES (':cd:', 'cd.gif', 'cd');
 ALTER TABLE `bb_posts_text` CHANGE `post_text` `post_text` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL;
 ALTER TABLE `bb_privmsgs_text` CHANGE `privmsgs_text` `privmsgs_text` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL;
-
-// 2.1.5 (LTS 2023.08)
-ALTER TABLE `bb_bt_torrents` ADD COLUMN `info_hash_v2` VARBINARY(32) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
diff --git a/library/ajax/view_torrent.php b/library/ajax/view_torrent.php
index afa68f32..0a045021 100644
--- a/library/ajax/view_torrent.php
+++ b/library/ajax/view_torrent.php
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ class torrent
 				{
 					continue;
 				}
-				// Exclude padding files
-				if (($f['attr'] ?? null) === 'p')
-				{
-					continue;
-				}
 				array_deep($f['path'], 'clean_tor_dirname');
 
 				$length = isset($f['length']) ? (float) $f['length'] : 0;
diff --git a/library/attach_mod/displaying_torrent.php b/library/attach_mod/displaying_torrent.php
index a812482a..1ad72c4e 100644
--- a/library/attach_mod/displaying_torrent.php
+++ b/library/attach_mod/displaying_torrent.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ if ($tor_reged && $tor_info)
 
 	// Magnet link
 	$passkey = DB()->fetch_row("SELECT auth_key FROM ". BB_BT_USERS ." WHERE user_id = ". (int) $bt_user_id ." LIMIT 1");
-	$tor_magnet = create_magnet($tor_info['info_hash'], $tor_info['info_hash_v2'], $passkey['auth_key']);
+	$tor_magnet = create_magnet($tor_info['info_hash'], $passkey['auth_key']);
 
 	// ratio limits
 	$min_ratio_dl = $bb_cfg['bt_min_ratio_allow_dl_tor'];
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ if ($tor_reged && $tor_info)
 			'FILESIZE'        => $tor_file_size,
 			'MAGNET'          => $tor_magnet,
 			'HASH'            => strtoupper(bin2hex($tor_info['info_hash'])),
-			'HASH_V2'         => !empty($tor_info['info_hash_v2']) ? strtoupper(bin2hex($tor_info['info_hash_v2'])) : false,
 			'DOWNLOAD_COUNT'  => sprintf($lang['DOWNLOAD_NUMBER'], $download_count),
 			'REGED_TIME'      => bb_date($tor_info['reg_time']),
 			'REGED_DELTA'     => delta_time($tor_info['reg_time']),
diff --git a/library/includes/functions.php b/library/includes/functions.php
index 9601c321..e4e0aabc 100644
--- a/library/includes/functions.php
+++ b/library/includes/functions.php
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ function pad_with_space ($str)
 	return ($str) ? " $str " : $str;
 }
 
-function create_magnet ($infohash, $infohash_v2, $auth_key)
+function create_magnet ($infohash, $auth_key)
 {
 	global $bb_cfg, $images, $lang, $userdata;
 
@@ -2597,7 +2597,7 @@ function create_magnet ($infohash, $infohash_v2, $auth_key)
 	}
 
 	$passkey_url = $passkey ? "?{$bb_cfg['passkey_key']}=$auth_key" : '';
-	return '<a href="magnet:?xt=urn:btih:'. bin2hex($infohash) . (!empty($infohash_v2) ? '&xt=urn:btmh:1220' . bin2hex($infohash_v2) : '') .'&tr='. urlencode($bb_cfg['bt_announce_url'] . $passkey_url) .'"><img src="'. $images['icon_magnet'] .'" width="12" height="12" border="0" /></a>';
+	return '<a href="magnet:?xt=urn:btih:'. bin2hex($infohash) .'&tr='. urlencode($bb_cfg['bt_announce_url'] . $passkey_url) .'"><img src="'. $images['icon_magnet'] .'" width="12" height="12" border="0" /></a>';
 }
 
 function set_die_append_msg ($forum_id = null, $topic_id = null, $group_id = null)
@@ -2795,30 +2795,15 @@ function hash_search ($hash)
 	global $lang;
 
 	$hash = htmlCHR(trim($hash));
-	$info_hash_where = null;
 
-	if (!isset($hash))
+	if (!isset($hash) || mb_strlen($hash, 'UTF-8') != 40)
 	{
 		bb_die(sprintf($lang['HASH_INVALID'], $hash));
 	}
 
 	$info_hash = DB()->escape(pack("H*", $hash));
 
-	// Check info_hash version
-	if (mb_strlen($hash, 'UTF-8') == 40)
-	{
-		$info_hash_where = "WHERE info_hash = '$info_hash'";
-	}
-	elseif (mb_strlen($hash, 'UTF-8') == 64)
-	{
-		$info_hash_where = "WHERE info_hash_v2 = '$info_hash'";
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		bb_die(sprintf($lang['HASH_INVALID'], $hash));
-	}
-
-	if ($row = DB()->fetch_row("SELECT topic_id FROM " . BB_BT_TORRENTS . " $info_hash_where"))
+	if ($row = DB()->fetch_row("SELECT topic_id FROM " . BB_BT_TORRENTS . " WHERE info_hash = '$info_hash'"))
 	{
 		redirect(TOPIC_URL . $row['topic_id']);
 	}
diff --git a/library/includes/functions_torrent.php b/library/includes/functions_torrent.php
index e0b041de..7c391262 100644
--- a/library/includes/functions_torrent.php
+++ b/library/includes/functions_torrent.php
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ function tracker_register ($attach_id, $mode = '', $tor_status = TOR_NOT_APPROVE
 	$topic_id  = $torrent['topic_id'];
 	$forum_id  = $torrent['forum_id'];
 	$poster_id = $torrent['poster_id'];
-	$info_hash = $info_hash_v2 = null;
-	$info_hash_sql = $info_hash_v2_sql = null;
+	$info_hash = null;
 
 	if ($torrent['extension'] !== TORRENT_EXT) return torrent_error_exit($lang['NOT_TORRENT']);
 	if (!$torrent['allow_reg_tracker']) return torrent_error_exit($lang['REG_NOT_ALLOWED_IN_THIS_FORUM']);
@@ -295,25 +294,10 @@ function tracker_register ($attach_id, $mode = '', $tor_status = TOR_NOT_APPROVE
 		return torrent_error_exit($lang['TORFILE_INVALID']);
 	}
 
-	// Check if torrent contains info_hash v2
-	$bt_v2 = false;
-	if (($info['meta version'] ?? null) == 2 && is_array($info['file tree'] ?? null))
-	{
-		$bt_v2 = true;
-	}
-
-	// Getting info_hash v1
 	$info_hash     = pack('H*', sha1(bencode($info)));
 	$info_hash_sql = rtrim(DB()->escape($info_hash), ' ');
 	$info_hash_md5 = md5($info_hash);
 
-	// Getting info_hash v2
-	if ($bt_v2)
-	{
-		$info_hash_v2 = pack('H*', hash('sha256', bencode($info)));
-		$info_hash_v2_sql = rtrim(DB()->escape($info_hash_v2), ' ');
-	}
-
 	// Ocelot
 	if ($bb_cfg['ocelot']['enabled'])
 	{
@@ -337,11 +321,7 @@ function tracker_register ($attach_id, $mode = '', $tor_status = TOR_NOT_APPROVE
 	{
 		foreach ($info['files'] as $fn => $f)
 		{
-			// Exclude padding files
-			if (($f['attr'] ?? null) !== 'p')
-			{
-				$totallen += (float) $f['length'];
-			}
+			$totallen += (float) $f['length'];
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -351,8 +331,8 @@ function tracker_register ($attach_id, $mode = '', $tor_status = TOR_NOT_APPROVE
 
 	$size = sprintf('%.0f', (float) $totallen);
 
-	$columns = ' info_hash,       post_id,  poster_id,  topic_id,  forum_id,  attach_id,    size,  reg_time,  tor_status,  info_hash_v2';
-	$values = "'$info_hash_sql', $post_id, $poster_id, $topic_id, $forum_id, $attach_id, '$size', $reg_time, $tor_status, '$info_hash_v2_sql'";
+	$columns = ' info_hash,       post_id,  poster_id,  topic_id,  forum_id,  attach_id,    size,  reg_time,  tor_status';
+	$values = "'$info_hash_sql', $post_id, $poster_id, $topic_id, $forum_id, $attach_id, '$size', $reg_time, $tor_status";
 
 	$sql = "INSERT INTO ". BB_BT_TORRENTS ." ($columns) VALUES ($values)";
 
diff --git a/styles/templates/default/tracker.tpl b/styles/templates/default/tracker.tpl
index 283e8df7..09fbf791 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/tracker.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/tracker.tpl
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ $(function(){
 				</div>
 				</fieldset>
 				<fieldset>
-				<legend><span class="a-hash bold" onclick="$(this).addClass('bold').next().removeClass('bold'); $('#title_search').attr('name','{TITLE_MATCH_NAME}').attr('maxlength','{TITLE_MATCH_MAX}');">{L_TITLE_MATCH}</span>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;<span class="a-hash" onclick="$(this).addClass('bold').prev().removeClass('bold'); $('#title_search').attr('name','hash').attr('maxlength',64);">{L_HASH_S}</span></legend>
+				<legend><span class="a-hash bold" onclick="$(this).addClass('bold').next().removeClass('bold'); $('#title_search').attr('name','{TITLE_MATCH_NAME}');">{L_TITLE_MATCH}</span>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;<span class="a-hash" onclick="$(this).addClass('bold').prev().removeClass('bold'); $('#title_search').attr('name','hash');">{L_HASH_S}</span></legend>
 				<div>
 					<p class="input">
 						<input id="title_search" style="width: 95%;" class="post" type="text" size="50" maxlength="{TITLE_MATCH_MAX}" name="{TITLE_MATCH_NAME}" value="{TITLE_MATCH_VAL}" />
diff --git a/styles/templates/default/viewtopic_attach.tpl b/styles/templates/default/viewtopic_attach.tpl
index 64ace279..153b6339 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/viewtopic_attach.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/viewtopic_attach.tpl
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@
 		<td width="70%">
 			{postrow.attach.tor_reged.TRACKER_LINK}
 			[ <span title="{postrow.attach.tor_reged.REGED_DELTA}">{postrow.attach.tor_reged.REGED_TIME}</span> ]
-			<br><br>info_hash: {postrow.attach.tor_reged.HASH}
-			<!-- IF postrow.attach.tor_reged.HASH_V2 --><br>info_hash v2: {postrow.attach.tor_reged.HASH_V2}<!-- ENDIF -->
+			&#0183; {postrow.attach.tor_reged.HASH}
 		</td>
 		<td width="15%" rowspan="4" class="tCenter pad_6">
 			<!-- IF postrow.attach.tor_reged.TOR_FROZEN -->
@@ -367,4 +366,4 @@ $('#tor-filelist-btn').click(function(){
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 <!-- END tor_reged -->
 
-<!-- END attach -->
+<!-- END attach -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tracker.php b/tracker.php
index 22a43f45..7195bab3 100644
--- a/tracker.php
+++ b/tracker.php
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ if ($allowed_forums)
 		$select = "
 			SELECT
 				tor.topic_id, tor.post_id, tor.attach_id, tor.size, tor.reg_time, tor.complete_count, tor.seeder_last_seen, tor.tor_status, tor.tor_type,
-				t.topic_title, t.topic_time, t.topic_replies, t.topic_views, sn.seeders, sn.leechers, tor.info_hash, tor.info_hash_v2
+				t.topic_title, t.topic_time, t.topic_replies, t.topic_views, sn.seeders, sn.leechers, tor.info_hash
 		";
 		$select .= (!$hide_speed)  ? ", sn.speed_up, sn.speed_down" : '';
 		$select .= (!$hide_forum)  ? ", tor.forum_id" : '';
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ if ($allowed_forums)
 			$s_last = $tor['seeder_last_seen'];
 			$att_id = $tor['attach_id'];
 			$size   = $tor['size'];
-			$tor_magnet = create_magnet($tor['info_hash'], $tor['info_hash_v2'], $passkey['auth_key']);
+			$tor_magnet = create_magnet($tor['info_hash'], $passkey['auth_key']);
 			$compl  = $tor['complete_count'];
 			$dl_sp  = ($dl) ? humn_size($dl, 0, 'KB') .'/s' : '0 KB/s';
 			$ul_sp  = ($ul) ? humn_size($ul, 0, 'KB') .'/s' : '0 KB/s';
@@ -993,4 +993,4 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
 	'TR_POSTER_URL'     => "$tracker_url?$poster_id_key=",
 ));
 
-print_page('tracker.tpl');
+print_page('tracker.tpl');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/viewforum.php b/viewforum.php
index 9139af57..98a3978b 100644
--- a/viewforum.php
+++ b/viewforum.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ if ($forum_data['allow_reg_tracker'])
 	}
 
 	$select_tor_sql = ',
-		bt.auth_key, tor.info_hash, tor.info_hash_v2, tor.size AS tor_size, tor.reg_time, tor.complete_count, tor.seeder_last_seen, tor.attach_id, tor.tor_status, tor.tor_type,
+		bt.auth_key, tor.info_hash, tor.size AS tor_size, tor.reg_time, tor.complete_count, tor.seeder_last_seen, tor.attach_id, tor.tor_status, tor.tor_type,
 		sn.seeders, sn.leechers
 	';
 	$select_tor_sql .= ($join_dl) ? ', dl.user_status AS dl_status' : '';
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ foreach ($topic_rowset as $topic)
 
 	if (isset($topic['tor_size']))
 	{
-		$tor_magnet = create_magnet($topic['info_hash'], $topic['info_hash_v2'], $topic['auth_key']);
+		$tor_magnet = create_magnet($topic['info_hash'], $topic['auth_key']);
 
 		$template->assign_block_vars('t.tor', array(
 			'SEEDERS'    => (int) $topic['seeders'],