diff --git a/src/config/Makefile.version b/src/config/Makefile.version
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index 9edc0ddf0c..0000000000
--- a/src/config/Makefile.version
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@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2000, International Business Machines Corporation and others.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-# 
-# This software has been released under the terms of the IBM Public
-# License.  For details, see the LICENSE file in the top-level source
-# directory or online at http://www.openafs.org/dl/license10.html
-
-AFS_component_version_number.o: AFS_component_version_number.c
-
-AFS_component_version_number.c: 
-	echo 'char cml_version_number[]="@(#) OpenAFS devel built ' `date +"%Y-%m-%d"` '";' >AFS_component_version_number.c;
-	echo 'char* AFSVersion = "openafs devel"; ' >>AFS_component_version_number.c;
-
-noversion: install
-