diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/core/filters.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/core/filters.py
index d5552dd5c..e7e497e3e 100644
--- a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/core/filters.py
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/core/filters.py
@@ -42,14 +42,3 @@ def choices(self, cl):
     def queryset(self, request, queryset):
         """Sort queryset to show latest records."""
         pass
-
-
-def custom_filter_title(filter_class, title):
-    """Wrap the Django Admin filter class so that a custom title can be used."""
-    class Wrapper(filter_class):
-        def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-            instance = filter_class(*args, **kwargs)
-            instance.title = title
-            return instance
-
-    return Wrapper
diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/admin/admin.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/admin/admin.py
index 638c3cac8..9afee4c4d 100644
--- a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/admin/admin.py
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/admin/admin.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Admin class for DataFile objects."""
 from django.contrib import admin
 from tdpservice.core.utils import ReadOnlyAdminMixin
-from tdpservice.core.filters import custom_filter_title
+# from tdpservice.core.filters import custom_filter_title
 from tdpservice.data_files.models import DataFile, LegacyFileTransfer
 from tdpservice.parsers.models import DataFileSummary, ParserError
 from tdpservice.data_files.admin.filters import DataFileSummaryPrgTypeFilter, LatestReparseEvent, VersionFilter
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def data_file_summary(self, obj):
         'stt',
         'user',
         'year',
-        ('version', custom_filter_title(admin.AllValuesFieldListFilter, 'version number')),
+        'version',
         'summary__status',
         DataFileSummaryPrgTypeFilter,
         LatestReparseEvent,
diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/migrations/0014_alter_datafile_version.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/migrations/0014_alter_datafile_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b22e9eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/migrations/0014_alter_datafile_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.15 on 2024-09-04 13:00
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('data_files', '0013_datafile_reparse_meta'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='datafile',
+            name='version',
+            field=models.IntegerField(verbose_name='version number'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/models.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/models.py
index c00541419..fa2cc2120 100644
--- a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/models.py
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/models.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class Meta:
                                null=False,
                                choices=Section.choices)
 
-    version = models.IntegerField()
+    version = models.IntegerField(verbose_name='version number')
 
     user = models.ForeignKey(
         User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="user", blank=False, null=False