diff --git a/carbon-recipe-k2.lua b/carbon-recipe-k2.lua
index 0cad48b..1b42ba0 100644
--- a/carbon-recipe-k2.lua
+++ b/carbon-recipe-k2.lua
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ if util.k2() then
 -- HCL graphite processing
 if util.me.use_flake_graphite() then
 local gsubgroup = "raw-material"
-if mods["space-exploration"] and string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) == "0.6" and
-data.raw["item-subgroup"]["carbon"] then
+if mods["space-exploration"] and data.raw["item-subgroup"]["carbon"] then
   gsubgroup = "carbon"
 end
 data:extend({
diff --git a/carbon-recipe.lua b/carbon-recipe.lua
index dc1ff86..e8182f4 100644
--- a/carbon-recipe.lua
+++ b/carbon-recipe.lua
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ end
 
 
 -- Space exploration subgroups
-if mods["space-exploration"] and string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) == "0.6" then
+if mods["space-exploration"] then
   data:extend({
   {
     type = "item-subgroup",