diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2347cfdd..24e513e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-localversion = $(shell sh scripts/localversion.sh)
-
-CFLAGS += -Wall -Iinclude -Iinclude/asm/gameboy \
-		-DLOCALVERSION=\"$(localversion)\" -g -std=c99 \
-		-D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L
+CFLAGS +=	-Wall -Iinclude -Iinclude/asm/gameboy -g -std=c99 \
+			-D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L
 
 yacc_pre := \
 	src/asm/yaccprt1.y\
diff --git a/include/asmotor.h b/include/asmotor.h
index 2fb9e382..d9fa856c 100644
--- a/include/asmotor.h
+++ b/include/asmotor.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #define	ASMOTOR
 
-#define	ASMOTOR_VERSION	"1.10-linux" LOCALVERSION
+#define	ASMOTOR_VERSION	"1.10-linux"
 
 #define	ASM_VERSION		"1.08c"
 #define	LINK_VERSION	"1.06c"
diff --git a/scripts/localversion.sh b/scripts/localversion.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b159259a..00000000
--- a/scripts/localversion.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-#
-# Use git to figure out which version we are using.
-#
-# Adapted from a script written by Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>,
-# found in the Linux Kernel.
-#
-
-set -u
-
-if head=`git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
-	printf '%s%s' -g $head
-
-	git update-index --refresh --unmerged > /dev/null
-	if git diff-index --name-only HEAD | read dummy; then
-		printf '%s' -dirty
-	fi
-
-	exit
-fi