diff --git a/mds/api/client.py b/mds/api/client.py
index 885119b..7906ee9 100644
--- a/mds/api/client.py
+++ b/mds/api/client.py
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ def get(self, record_type, provider=None, **kwargs):
                 The non-empty payloads (e.g. payloads with data records), one for each requested page.
         """
         version = Version(kwargs.pop("version", self.version))
-        if version.unsupported:
-            raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+        version.raise_if_unsupported()
 
         if version < _V040_:
             if record_type not in [STATUS_CHANGES, TRIPS]:
@@ -225,8 +224,7 @@ def get_status_changes(self, provider=None, **kwargs):
                 The non-empty payloads (e.g. payloads with data records), one for each requested page.
         """
         version = Version(kwargs.get("version", self.version))
-        if version.unsupported:
-            raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+        version.raise_if_unsupported()
 
         Client._params_check(STATUS_CHANGES, version, **kwargs)
 
@@ -285,8 +283,7 @@ def get_trips(self, provider=None, **kwargs):
                 The non-empty payloads (e.g. payloads with data records), one for each requested page.
         """
         version = Version(kwargs.get("version", self.version))
-        if version.unsupported:
-            raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+        version.raise_if_unsupported()
 
         Client._params_check(TRIPS, version, **kwargs)
 
@@ -321,8 +318,8 @@ def get_events(self, provider=None, **kwargs):
                 The non-empty payloads (e.g. payloads with data records), one for each requested page.
         """
         version = Version(kwargs.get("version", self.version))
-        if version.unsupported:
-            raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+        version.raise_if_unsupported()
+
         if version < _V040_:
             print("The events endpoint is only supported in MDS Version 0.4.0 and beyond.")
             raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
diff --git a/mds/db/db.py b/mds/db/db.py
index f9f487c..e51d045 100644
--- a/mds/db/db.py
+++ b/mds/db/db.py
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ def load(self, source, record_type, table, **kwargs):
                 self
         """
         version = Version(kwargs.pop("version", self.version))
-        if version.unsupported:
-            raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+        version.raise_if_unsupported()
 
         if "stage_first" not in kwargs:
             kwargs["stage_first"] = self.stage_first
diff --git a/mds/db/loaders.py b/mds/db/loaders.py
index f94f7c4..b1f376a 100644
--- a/mds/db/loaders.py
+++ b/mds/db/loaders.py
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ def load(self, source, **kwargs):
         engine = kwargs.pop("engine")
 
         version = Version(kwargs.get("version", Version.mds_lower()))
-        if version.unsupported:
-            raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+        version.raise_if_unsupported()
 
         before_load = kwargs.get("before_load")
         stage_first = kwargs.get("stage_first")
diff --git a/mds/db/sql.py b/mds/db/sql.py
index 0a97cf2..7190858 100644
--- a/mds/db/sql.py
+++ b/mds/db/sql.py
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ def insert_status_changes_from(source_table, dest_table=STATUS_CHANGES, **kwargs
         str
     """
     version = Version(kwargs.pop("version", Version.mds_lower()))
-    if version.unsupported:
-        raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+    version.raise_if_unsupported()
 
     on_conflict_update = kwargs.pop("on_conflict_update", None)
     on_conflict = on_conflict_statement(on_conflict_update)
@@ -134,8 +133,7 @@ def insert_trips_from(source_table, dest_table=TRIPS, **kwargs):
         str
     """
     version = Version(kwargs.pop("version", Version.mds_lower()))
-    if version.unsupported:
-        raise UnsupportedVersionError(version)
+    version.raise_if_unsupported()
 
     on_conflict_update = kwargs.pop("on_conflict_update", None)
     on_conflict = on_conflict_statement(on_conflict_update)
diff --git a/mds/versions.py b/mds/versions.py
index a545883..f3ddfdd 100644
--- a/mds/versions.py
+++ b/mds/versions.py
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ def tuple(self):
         else:
             return self._version.release
 
+    def raise_if_unsupported(self):
+        """
+        Raise an UnsupportedVersionError if this Version is not currently supported.
+        """
+        if self.unsupported:
+            raise UnsupportedVersionError(self)
+
     def __eq__(self, version2):
         return self._version.__eq__(version2._version)