diff --git a/bin/moodle-docker-compose b/bin/moodle-docker-compose
index ee0078ce..72950a8a 100755
--- a/bin/moodle-docker-compose
+++ b/bin/moodle-docker-compose
@@ -89,13 +89,7 @@ then
                 export MOODLE_DOCKER_APP_RUNTIME="ionic5"
             fi
         else
-            # TODO always default to ionic7 after 4.4.0 release
-            if [[ $appversion = "latest"* ]];
-            then
-                export MOODLE_DOCKER_APP_RUNTIME="ionic5"
-            else
-                export MOODLE_DOCKER_APP_RUNTIME="ionic7"
-            fi
+            export MOODLE_DOCKER_APP_RUNTIME="ionic7"
         fi
     fi
 fi