diff --git a/bin/compile.py b/bin/compile.py
index 4addc09..706edd6 100644
--- a/bin/compile.py
+++ b/bin/compile.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from command_runner import command_runner
 from ofunctions.platform import python_arch, get_os
 if os.name == "nt":
     from npbackup.windows.sign_windows import sign
-from npbackup.path_helper import IS_LEGACY
+from npbackup.__version__ import IS_LEGACY
 
 AUDIENCES = ["public", "private"]
 BUILD_TYPES = ["cli", "gui", "viewer"]
diff --git a/npbackup/core/restic_source_binary.py b/npbackup/core/restic_source_binary.py
index b53c1a8..c2ef5c4 100644
--- a/npbackup/core/restic_source_binary.py
+++ b/npbackup/core/restic_source_binary.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ __build__ = "2023061102"
 import os
 import sys
 import glob
-from npbackup.path_helper import BASEDIR, IS_LEGACY
+from npbackup.__version__ import IS_LEGACY
+from npbackup.path_helper import BASEDIR
 
 
 RESTIC_SOURCE_FILES_DIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, os.pardir, "RESTIC_SOURCE_FILES")
diff --git a/npbackup/path_helper.py b/npbackup/path_helper.py
index 44ecb25..5f187b4 100644
--- a/npbackup/path_helper.py
+++ b/npbackup/path_helper.py
@@ -24,5 +24,3 @@ CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(CURRENT_EXECUTABLE)
 # When run with nuitka onefile, this will be the temp directory, else, this will be the path to current file
 BASEDIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 
-# Python 3.7 versions are considered legacy since they don't support msgspec
-IS_LEGACY = True if sys.version_info[1] < 8 else False
diff --git a/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py b/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py
index a28b694..9c8ade5 100644
--- a/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py
+++ b/npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from command_runner import command_runner
 from ofunctions.misc import BytesConverter, fn_name
 from npbackup.__debug__ import _DEBUG
 from npbackup.__env__ import FAST_COMMANDS_TIMEOUT, CHECK_INTERVAL, HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL
+from npbackup.__version__ import IS_LEGACY
 from npbackup.path_helper import CURRENT_DIR
 from npbackup.restic_wrapper import schema
 
diff --git a/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py b/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py
index dcfbee0..c035a6d 100644
--- a/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py
+++ b/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ from ofunctions.platform import get_os, python_arch
 from ofunctions.process import kill_childs
 from ofunctions.requestor import Requestor
 from command_runner import deferred_command
-from npbackup.path_helper import CURRENT_DIR, CURRENT_EXECUTABLE, IS_LEGACY
+from npbackup.path_helper import CURRENT_DIR, CURRENT_EXECUTABLE
 from npbackup.core.nuitka_helper import IS_COMPILED
-from npbackup.__version__ import __version__ as npbackup_version
+from npbackup.__version__ import __version__ as npbackup_version, IS_LEGACY
 
 logger = getLogger()