diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 572cc62a..7944d87d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = aclocal.m4 config.* configure depcomp \
 SUBDIRS = dox eesh epp src lib config themes man scripts misc po
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-timestamp.h \
 sample-scripts/bouncingball.pl \
 sample-scripts/lcdmover.sh \
 sample-scripts/testroller.pl \
diff --git a/src/E.h b/src/E.h
index 3de322f5..44c704ea 100644
--- a/src/E.h
+++ b/src/E.h
@@ -524,6 +524,5 @@ char              **ThemesList(int *num);
  */
 extern const char   e_wm_name[];
 extern const char   e_wm_version[];
-extern const char   e_wm_date[];
 __EXPORT__ extern EConf Conf;
 __EXPORT__ extern EMode Mode;
diff --git a/src/about.c b/src/about.c
index 47fe5a73..c5f77130 100644
--- a/src/about.c
+++ b/src/about.c
@@ -42,17 +42,12 @@ _DlgFillAbout(Dialog * d, DItem * table, void *data __UNUSED__)
    Esnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
 	     _("Welcome to the %s version\n"
 	       "of the Enlightenment window manager.\n"
-	       "Enlightenment is still under development, but\n"
-	       "we have tried to iron out all the bugs that\n"
-	       "we can find. If you find a bug in the software,\n"
-	       "please do not hesitate to send in a bug report.\n"
-	       "See \"Help\" for information on joining the\n"
-	       "mailing list.\n" "\n"
-	       "This code was last updated on:\n%s\n" "\n"
-	       "Good luck. We hope you enjoy the software.\n" "\n"
+	       "If you find a bug, please do not\n"
+	       "hesitate to send in a bug report.\n"
+	       "We hope you enjoy the software.\n" "\n"
 	       "The Rasterman - raster@rasterman.com\n"
 	       "Mandrake - mandrake@mandrake.net\n"
-	       "Kim Woelders - kim@woelders.dk\n"), e_wm_version, e_wm_date);
+	       "Kim Woelders - kim@woelders.dk\n"), e_wm_version);
    DialogItemSetText(di, buf);
 
    DialogBindKey(d, "Return", DialogCallbackClose, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/src/ipc.c b/src/ipc.c
index 0cb17f52..35abca62 100644
--- a/src/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc.c
@@ -955,8 +955,7 @@ IPC_About(const char *params __UNUSED__)
 static void
 IPC_Version(const char *params __UNUSED__)
 {
-   IpcPrintf(_("Enlightenment Version : %s\n" "code is current to    : %s\n"),
-	     e_wm_version, e_wm_date);
+   IpcPrintf("%s %s\n", e_wm_name, e_wm_version);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index be1be8e0..badc4f6c 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "hints.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "snaps.h"
-#include "timestamp.h"
 #include "user.h"
 #include "xwin.h"
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@
 
 const char          e_wm_name[] = "Enlightenment";
 const char          e_wm_version[] = VERSION;
-const char          e_wm_date[] = E_CHECKOUT_DATE;
 
 EConf               Conf;
 EMode               Mode;
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	     Mode.theme.path = Estrdup(eoptarg);
 	     break;
 	  case 'V':
-	     printf("%s %s - %s\n", e_wm_name, e_wm_version, e_wm_date);
+	     printf("%s %s\n", e_wm_name, e_wm_version);
 	     exit(0);
 	     break;
 	  case 'v':
diff --git a/timestamp.h b/timestamp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 42a59967..00000000
--- a/timestamp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#define E_CHECKOUT_DATE "$Date$"