1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index d232de92e4..4da3db522a 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-const char git_version_string[] = GIT_VERSION;
-
 #define RUN_SETUP		(1<<0)
 #define RUN_SETUP_GENTLY	(1<<1)
 #define USE_PAGER		(1<<2)