diff --git a/Classes/Handler.php b/Classes/Handler.php
index afe0d05..c47a5fa 100755
--- a/Classes/Handler.php
+++ b/Classes/Handler.php
@@ -198,20 +198,10 @@ protected function mergeTypoScript(
         );
         unset($linkConfigurationArray[$recordTableName . '.']['additionalParams.']);
 
-        if (version_compare(TYPO3_version, '6.2.0', '<')) {
-            $mergeLinkConfigurationArray = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::explodeUrl2Array(
-                $linkConfigurationArray[$recordTableName . '.']['additionalParams']
-            );
-            \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::mergeRecursiveWithOverrule(
-                $mergeLinkConfigurationArray,
-                \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::explodeUrl2Array($typoLinkConfigurationArray['additionalParams'])
-            );
-        } else {
-            $mergeLinkConfigurationArray = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::array_merge_recursive_overrule(
-                \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::explodeUrl2Array($linkConfigurationArray[$recordTableName . '.']['additionalParams']),
-                \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::explodeUrl2Array($typoLinkConfigurationArray['additionalParams'])
-            );
-        }
+        $mergeLinkConfigurationArray = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility::mergeRecursiveWithOverrule(
+            \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::explodeUrl2Array($linkConfigurationArray[$recordTableName . '.']['additionalParams']),
+            \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::explodeUrl2Array($typoLinkConfigurationArray['additionalParams'])
+        );
 
         // merge recursive the "additionalParams" from "$typoScriptConfiguration" with the "$typoLinkConfigurationArray"
         if (array_key_exists('additionalParams', $typoLinkConfigurationArray)) {