--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -278,26 +278,6 @@
             .compile("simd");
     }
 
-    let mut git_output = std::process::Command::new("git");
-    git_output.args(["describe", "--dirty"]);
-
-    let git_describe = if let Ok(git_output) = git_output.output()
-        && git_output.status.success()
-    {
-        String::from_utf8(git_output.stdout).unwrap()
-    } else if let Ok(git_output) = git_output.args(["--always"]).output()
-        && git_output.status.success()
-    {
-        format!(
-            "v{}-{}",
-            env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
-            String::from_utf8(git_output.stdout).unwrap()
-        )
-    } else {
-        panic!("Failed to get git describe");
-    };
-    println!("cargo:rustc-env=GIT_DESCRIBE={git_describe}");
-
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=NETPLAY_ID");
     let netplay_id = std::env::var("NETPLAY_ID").unwrap_or("gopher64".to_string());
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=NETPLAY_ID={netplay_id}");