diff --git a/src-script/script-util.js b/src-script/script-util.js
index fb8fe7a8589f..2b2a43f46053 100644
--- a/src-script/script-util.js
+++ b/src-script/script-util.js
@@ -237,28 +237,6 @@ async function rebuildBackendIfNeeded() {
  * ads the timestamp and saves it into .version.json
  */
 async function stampVersion() {
-  try {
-    let out = await getStdout('{"hash": null,"date": null}', 'git', [
-      'log',
-      '-1',
-      '--format={"hash": "%H","timestamp": %ct}'
-    ])
-    let version = JSON.parse(out)
-    let d = new Date(version.timestamp * 1000) // git gives seconds, Date needs milliseconds
-    let result = await setPackageJsonVersion(d, 'real')
-    version.date = d
-    version.zapVersion = result.version
-    let versionFile = path.join(__dirname, '../.version.json')
-    console.log(
-      env.formatEmojiMessage(
-        '🔍',
-        `Git commit: ${version.hash} from ${version.date}`
-      )
-    )
-    await fsp.writeFile(versionFile, JSON.stringify(version))
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.log(`Error retrieving version: ${err}`)
-  }
 }
 
 /**