diff --git a/as/include/storage/drv_common.h b/as/include/storage/drv_common.h
index 56869439..f1c2f27c 100644
--- a/as/include/storage/drv_common.h
+++ b/as/include/storage/drv_common.h
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ COMPILER_ASSERT(offsetof(drv_header, generic.prefix) == 0);
 // Public API - shared code between storage engines.
 //
 
-void drv_adjust_versions(struct as_namespace_s* ns, drv_pmeta* pmeta);
-void drv_auto_revive(struct as_namespace_s* ns, drv_pmeta* pmeta);
+void drv_adjust_sc_version_flags(struct as_namespace_s* ns, drv_pmeta* pmeta, bool wiped_drives, bool dirty);
 bool drv_is_set_evictable(const struct as_namespace_s* ns, const struct as_flat_opt_meta_s* opt_meta);
 void drv_apply_opt_meta(struct as_index_s* r, struct as_namespace_s* ns, const struct as_flat_opt_meta_s* opt_meta);
 bool pread_all(int fd, void* buf, size_t size, off_t offset);
diff --git a/as/src/storage/drv_mem.c b/as/src/storage/drv_mem.c
index e2815089..2b6c489a 100644
--- a/as/src/storage/drv_mem.c
+++ b/as/src/storage/drv_mem.c
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ init_synchronous(drv_mems* mems)
 			headers[i]->unique.device_id = (uint32_t)i;
 		}
 
-		drv_adjust_versions(ns, mems->generic->pmeta);
+		drv_adjust_sc_version_flags(ns, mems->generic->pmeta, true, false);
 
 		flush_header(mems, headers);
 
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ init_synchronous(drv_mems* mems)
 
 	// At least one device is not fresh. Check that all non-fresh devices match.
 
-	bool fresh_drive = false;
+	uint32_t n_fresh_drives = 0;
 	bool non_commit_drive = false;
 	drv_prefix* prefix_first = &headers[first_used]->generic.prefix;
 
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ init_synchronous(drv_mems* mems)
 		if (prefix_i->random == 0) {
 			cf_info(AS_DRV_MEM, "{%s} device %s is empty", ns->name,
 					mem->name);
-			fresh_drive = true;
+			n_fresh_drives++;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1279,23 +1279,15 @@ init_synchronous(drv_mems* mems)
 	mems->generic = cf_valloc(ROUND_UP_GENERIC);
 	memcpy(mems->generic, &headers[first_used]->generic, ROUND_UP_GENERIC);
 
-	mems->generic->prefix.n_devices = n_mems; // may have added fresh drives
+	mems->generic->prefix.n_devices = n_mems; // may have added/removed drives
 	mems->generic->prefix.random = random;
 	mems->generic->prefix.flags &= ~DRV_HEADER_FLAG_TRUSTED;
 
 	flush_flags(mems);
 
-	if (fresh_drive || n_mems < prefix_first->n_devices) {
-		drv_adjust_versions(ns, mems->generic->pmeta);
-	}
-	else if (ns->dirty_restart && non_commit_drive) {
-		if (ns->auto_revive) {
-			drv_auto_revive(ns, mems->generic->pmeta);
-		}
-		else {
-			drv_adjust_versions(ns, mems->generic->pmeta);
-		}
-	}
+	drv_adjust_sc_version_flags(ns, mems->generic->pmeta,
+			n_mems < prefix_first->n_devices + n_fresh_drives,
+			ns->dirty_restart && non_commit_drive);
 
 	flush_header(mems, headers);
 	flush_final_cfg(ns);
diff --git a/as/src/storage/drv_ssd.c b/as/src/storage/drv_ssd.c
index 91488010..b50eae0b 100644
--- a/as/src/storage/drv_ssd.c
+++ b/as/src/storage/drv_ssd.c
@@ -3289,7 +3289,7 @@ ssd_init_synchronous(drv_ssds *ssds)
 			headers[i]->unique.device_id = (uint32_t)i;
 		}
 
-		drv_adjust_versions(ns, ssds->generic->pmeta);
+		drv_adjust_sc_version_flags(ns, ssds->generic->pmeta, true, false);
 
 		ssd_flush_header(ssds, headers);
 
@@ -3307,7 +3307,7 @@ ssd_init_synchronous(drv_ssds *ssds)
 
 	// At least one device is not fresh. Check that all non-fresh devices match.
 
-	bool fresh_drive = false;
+	uint32_t n_fresh_drives = 0;
 	bool non_commit_drive = false;
 	drv_prefix *prefix_first = &headers[first_used]->generic.prefix;
 
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@ ssd_init_synchronous(drv_ssds *ssds)
 		// Skip fresh devices.
 		if (prefix_i->random == 0) {
 			cf_info(AS_DRV_SSD, "{%s} device %s is empty", ns->name, ssd->name);
-			fresh_drive = true;
+			n_fresh_drives++;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -3356,21 +3356,13 @@ ssd_init_synchronous(drv_ssds *ssds)
 	ssds->generic = cf_valloc(ROUND_UP_GENERIC);
 	memcpy(ssds->generic, &headers[first_used]->generic, ROUND_UP_GENERIC);
 
-	ssds->generic->prefix.n_devices = n_ssds; // may have added fresh drives
+	ssds->generic->prefix.n_devices = n_ssds; // may have added/removed drives
 	ssds->generic->prefix.random = random;
 	ssds->generic->prefix.flags &= ~DRV_HEADER_FLAG_TRUSTED;
 
-	if (fresh_drive || n_ssds < prefix_first->n_devices) {
-		drv_adjust_versions(ns, ssds->generic->pmeta);
-	}
-	else if (ns->dirty_restart && non_commit_drive) {
-		if (ns->auto_revive) {
-			drv_auto_revive(ns, ssds->generic->pmeta);
-		}
-		else {
-			drv_adjust_versions(ns, ssds->generic->pmeta);
-		}
-	}
+	drv_adjust_sc_version_flags(ns, ssds->generic->pmeta,
+			n_ssds < prefix_first->n_devices + n_fresh_drives,
+			ns->dirty_restart && non_commit_drive);
 
 	ssd_flush_header(ssds, headers);
 	ssd_flush_final_cfg(ns);
diff --git a/as/src/storage/drv_ssd_ce.c b/as/src/storage/drv_ssd_ce.c
index ec1d7a36..bd1a3c6c 100644
--- a/as/src/storage/drv_ssd_ce.c
+++ b/as/src/storage/drv_ssd_ce.c
@@ -96,14 +96,8 @@ ssd_cold_start_drop_cenotaphs(as_namespace* ns)
 
 // TODO - move to drv_common_ce.c in 8.0!
 void
-drv_adjust_versions(as_namespace* ns, drv_pmeta* pmeta)
-{
-	// Nothing to do - relevant for enterprise version only.
-}
-
-// TODO - move to drv_common_ce.c in 8.0!
-void
-drv_auto_revive(as_namespace* ns, drv_pmeta* pmeta)
+drv_adjust_sc_version_flags(as_namespace* ns, drv_pmeta* pmeta,
+		bool wiped_drives, bool dirty)
 {
 	// Nothing to do - relevant for enterprise version only.
 }