diff --git a/nptl_db/Makefile b/nptl_db/Makefile
index ea721c1dcf..1f79c018a1 100644
--- a/nptl_db/Makefile
+++ b/nptl_db/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ subdir          := nptl_db
 
 include ../Makeconfig
 
-nptl_db-version = 1.0
-
 extra-libs = libthread_db
 extra-libs-others := $(extra-libs)