diff --git a/new_vers.sh b/new_vers.sh
index af0f4035..457e7149 100755
--- a/new_vers.sh
+++ b/new_vers.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 #
 top_srcdir=${1:-`pwd`}
 
-u=${USER-the_zephyr_builder}
-h=`hostname`
-t=`date`
 v=`sh ${top_srcdir}/get_vers.sh ${top_srcdir}`
 
 umask 002
-/bin/echo "#define ZEPHYR_VERSION_STRING \"${v} (${t}) ${u}@${h}\"" > h/zephyr_version.h
+/bin/echo "#define ZEPHYR_VERSION_STRING \"${v}\"" > h/zephyr_version.h