diff --git a/samples/core/blur/blur.cpp b/samples/core/blur/blur.cpp
index db36ed67..e476698a 100644
--- a/samples/core/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/samples/core/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -510,11 +510,6 @@ std::tuple<bool, bool, bool> BlurCppExample::query_capabilities()
                            use_subgroup_exchange_relative);
 }
 
-bool BlurCppExample::query_opencl_2_0_support()
-{
-    return cl::util::opencl_c_version_contains(device, "2.0");
-}
-
 void BlurCppExample::create_image_buffers()
 {
     input_image_buf = cl::Image2D(
diff --git a/samples/core/blur/blur.hpp b/samples/core/blur/blur.hpp
index 88c7904d..ccfd0c0c 100644
--- a/samples/core/blur/blur.hpp
+++ b/samples/core/blur/blur.hpp
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ class BlurCppExample {
     // Query device and runtime capabilities
     std::tuple<bool, bool, bool> query_capabilities();
 
-    // Query device support for OpenCL 2.0
-    bool query_opencl_2_0_support();
-
     void create_image_buffers();
 
     void build_program(std::string kernel_op);
diff --git a/samples/core/blur/main.c b/samples/core/blur/main.c
index 67325f45..f4a3179c 100644
--- a/samples/core/blur/main.c
+++ b/samples/core/blur/main.c
@@ -1051,18 +1051,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         free(name);
     }
 
-    // 5) query if OpenCL driver version is 2.0
-    bool opencl_version_2_0 = false;
-    {
-        char *driver_version = NULL;
-        OCLERROR_PAR(
-            driver_version = cl_util_get_device_info(s.device, CL_DRIVER_VERSION, &error),
-            error, clean);
-        opencl_version_2_0 = strcmp("2.0", driver_version) ? 0 : 1;
-    clean:
-        free(driver_version);
-    }
-
     /// Create image buffers
     const cl_image_desc desc = { .image_type = CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D,
                                  .image_width = s.input_image.width,
@@ -1128,25 +1116,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                          error, prg);
 
         /// Subgroup exchange in dual-pass blur
-        if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative && opencl_version_2_0)
+        if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative)
         {
             printf("Dual-pass subgroup relative exchange blur\n");
 
             kernel_op[0] = '\0';
-            // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle_relative requires OpenCL 2.0
-            strcat(kernel_op, " -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
             strcat(kernel_op, "-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE_RELATIVE ");
             OCLERROR_RET(dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_box_blur(
                              &s, (cl_int)blur_opts.size),
                          error, prg);
         }
-        if (use_subgroup_exchange && opencl_version_2_0)
+        if (use_subgroup_exchange)
         {
             printf("Dual-pass subgroup exchange blur\n");
 
             kernel_op[0] = '\0';
-            // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle requires OpenCL 2.0
-            strcat(kernel_op, " -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
             strcat(kernel_op, "-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE ");
 
             OCLERROR_RET(dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_box_blur(
@@ -1185,26 +1169,22 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
         /// Subgroup exchange in dual-pass Gaussian blur
-        if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative && opencl_version_2_0)
+        if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative)
         {
             printf("Dual-pass subgroup relative exchange Gaussian blur\n");
 
             kernel_op[0] = '\0';
-            // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle_relative requires OpenCL 2.0
-            strcat(kernel_op, " -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
             strcat(kernel_op, "-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE_RELATIVE ");
 
             OCLERROR_RET(dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_kernel_blur(&s, gauss_size,
                                                                  gauss_kern),
                          error, gkrn);
         }
-        if (use_subgroup_exchange && opencl_version_2_0)
+        if (use_subgroup_exchange)
         {
             printf("Dual-pass subgroup exchange Gaussian blur\n");
 
             kernel_op[0] = '\0';
-            // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle requires OpenCL 2.0
-            strcat(kernel_op, " -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
             strcat(kernel_op, "-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE ");
 
             OCLERROR_RET(dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_kernel_blur(&s, gauss_size,
diff --git a/samples/core/blur/main.cpp b/samples/core/blur/main.cpp
index 7472f7e2..aa9504cc 100644
--- a/samples/core/blur/main.cpp
+++ b/samples/core/blur/main.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         std::tie(use_local_mem, use_subgroup_exchange,
                  use_subgroup_exchange_relative) = blur.query_capabilities();
 
-        bool opencl_version_2_0 = blur.query_opencl_2_0_support();
-
         // Create image buffers used for operation. In this example input,
         // output and temporary image buffers are used. Temporary buffer is used
         // when 2 blur operations in the row are performed. Result of the first
@@ -87,23 +85,20 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             // file you can find 'USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE_RELATIVE' C-like
             // definition switch for blur_box_horizontal_subgroup_exchange
             // function. In this case, 2 blur kernel functors are used.
-            if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative && opencl_version_2_0)
+            if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative)
             {
                 std::cout << "Dual-pass subgroup relative exchange blur"
                           << std::endl;
-                // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle_relative requires OpenCL 2.0
-                blur.build_program(
-                    "-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE_RELATIVE -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
+                blur.build_program("-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE_RELATIVE ");
                 blur.dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_box_blur();
             }
 
             // Same as the previous one, but with a different build switch. See
             // the blur.cl file for more info about the switch.
-            if (use_subgroup_exchange && opencl_version_2_0)
+            if (use_subgroup_exchange)
             {
                 std::cout << "Dual-pass subgroup exchange blur" << std::endl;
-                // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle requires OpenCL 2.0
-                blur.build_program("-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
+                blur.build_program("-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE ");
                 blur.dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_box_blur();
             }
         } // Box blur
@@ -135,25 +130,22 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
             // Similar to dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_box_blur but with a gauss
             // kernel.
-            if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative && opencl_version_2_0)
+            if (use_subgroup_exchange_relative)
             {
                 std::cout
                     << "Dual-pass subgroup relative exchange Gaussian blur"
                     << std::endl;
-                // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle_relative requires OpenCL 2.0
-                blur.build_program(
-                    "-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE_RELATIVE -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
+                blur.build_program("-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE_RELATIVE ");
                 blur.dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_kernel_blur();
             }
 
             // Same as the previous one, but with a different build switch. See
             // the blur.cl file for more info about the switch.
-            if (use_subgroup_exchange && opencl_version_2_0)
+            if (use_subgroup_exchange)
             {
                 std::cout << "Dual-pass subgroup exchange Gaussian blur"
                           << std::endl;
-                // cl_khr_subgroup_shuffle requires OpenCL 2.0
-                blur.build_program("-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE -cl-std=CL2.0 ");
+                blur.build_program("-D USE_SUBGROUP_EXCHANGE ");
                 blur.dual_pass_subgroup_exchange_kernel_blur();
             }
         } // Gaussian blur