--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ if which git >/dev/null; then
     fi
 fi
 
-HOSTNAME=`hostname`
-DATE=`date +"%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S %Z"`
-
 cat > config.h <<EOF
 /*
  * tcpproxy config header
@@ -211,7 +208,6 @@ cat > config.h <<EOF
 #define TCPPROXY_config_h_INCLUDED
 
 #define VERSION_STRING_0 "tcpproxy version $VERSION"
-#define VERSION_STRING_1 "built on $HOSTNAME, $DATE"
 
 #define TARGET "$TARGET"
 #define PREFIX "$PREFIX"
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -326,11 +326,9 @@ void options_print_version()
 {
   printf("%s\n", VERSION_STRING_0);
 #if defined(__clang__)
-  printf("%s, using CLANG %s\n", VERSION_STRING_1, __clang_version__);
+  printf("using CLANG %s\n", __clang_version__);
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
-  printf("%s, using GCC %d.%d.%d\n", VERSION_STRING_1, __GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__);
-#else
-  printf("%s\n", VERSION_STRING_1);
+  printf("using GCC %d.%d.%d\n", __GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__);
 #endif
 }
 
