diff --git a/include/sound/version.h b/include/sound/version.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cc75024c1089..000000000000
--- a/include/sound/version.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-/* include/version.h */
-#define CONFIG_SND_VERSION "1.0.25"
-#define CONFIG_SND_DATE ""
diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index c1e611c65c8f..6b368d25073b 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/minors.h>
 #include <sound/info.h>
-#include <sound/version.h>
+#include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -986,9 +986,8 @@ static struct snd_info_entry *snd_info_version_entry;
 static void snd_info_version_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry, struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	snd_iprintf(buffer,
-		    "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version "
-		    CONFIG_SND_VERSION CONFIG_SND_DATE ".\n"
-		   );
+		    "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k%s.\n",
+		    init_utsname()->release);
 }
 
 static int __init snd_info_version_init(void)
diff --git a/sound/core/info_oss.c b/sound/core/info_oss.c
index cf42ab5080eb..83c29dbff9c0 100644
--- a/sound/core/info_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/info_oss.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/minors.h>
 #include <sound/info.h>
-#include <sound/version.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ static int snd_sndstat_show_strings(struct snd_info_buffer *buf, char *id, int d
 static void snd_sndstat_proc_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 				  struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
 {
-	snd_iprintf(buffer, "Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v" CONFIG_SND_VERSION " emulation code)\n");
+	snd_iprintf(buffer, "Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA emulation code)\n");
 	snd_iprintf(buffer, "Kernel: %s %s %s %s %s\n",
 		    init_utsname()->sysname,
 		    init_utsname()->nodename,
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index 28f35593a750..643976000ce8 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/minors.h>
 #include <sound/info.h>
-#include <sound/version.h>
 #include <sound/control.h>
 #include <sound/initval.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
@@ -468,7 +467,7 @@ static int __init alsa_sound_init(void)
 	}
 	snd_info_minor_register();
 #ifndef MODULE
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version " CONFIG_SND_VERSION CONFIG_SND_DATE ".\n");
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Initialized.\n");
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }