diff --git a/skel/make.sh b/skel/make.sh
index 24e6c2d..4134043 100755
--- a/skel/make.sh
+++ b/skel/make.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ source "config" # don't fail on error, since last command in config might return
 # Get version information
 source version || exit 1
 VERSION="${VERMAJOR}.${VERMINOR}.${VERMICRO}"
-if [ ! -z "${VEREXTRA}" ]
-then
-    VERSION="${VERSION}-${VEREXTRA}"
-fi
 
 
 
diff --git a/skel/version b/skel/version
index a9cedc9..62cb129 100644
--- a/skel/version
+++ b/skel/version
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 VERMAJOR=0
 VERMINOR=0
 VERMICRO=0
-VEREXTRA=""
 
 # kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
 # vim: @VIM_MODELINE@