diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 813413fe..bedbf519 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ m4/ltversion.m4
 m4/lt~obsolete.m4
 vcpkg_installed
 
-version.sh
 msvc-env-local.bat
 config-msvc-local.h
 config-msvc-version.h
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4ffe5118..297c3399 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ dist_noinst_HEADERS = \
 	config-msvc.h \
 	config-msvc-version.h.in
 
-if WIN32
-rootdir=$(prefix)
-root_DATA = version.sh
-endif
-
 config-version.h:
 	@CONFIGURE_GIT_CHFILES="`GIT_DIR=\"$(top_srcdir)/.git\" $(GIT) diff-files --name-status -r --ignore-submodules --quiet -- || echo \"+\"`"; \
 	CONFIGURE_GIT_UNCOMMITTED="`GIT_DIR=\"$(top_srcdir)/.git\" $(GIT) diff-index --cached  --quiet --ignore-submodules HEAD || echo \"*\"`"; \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e1e79ebf..50bccc72 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1502,7 +1502,6 @@ AC_SUBST([TEST_LDFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([TEST_CFLAGS])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
-	version.sh
 	Makefile
 	build/Makefile
 	build/msvc/Makefile
diff --git a/version.sh.in b/version.sh.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 2af5a364..00000000
--- a/version.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-OPENVPN_PACKAGE_NAME="@PACKAGE_NAME@"
-OPENVPN_PACKAGE_TARNAME="@PACKAGE_TARNAME@"
-OPENVPN_PACKAGE_VERSION="@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
-OPENVPN_PACKAGE_HOST="@host@"