diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/Makefile.am b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/Makefile.am
index 18eccd50f3..1ac0cd30c2 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ MODNAME=mod_skinny
 
 mod_LTLIBRARIES = mod_skinny.la
 mod_skinny_la_SOURCES  = mod_skinny.c skinny_protocol.c skinny_tables.c skinny_api.c
-mod_skinny_la_CFLAGS   = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DSKINNY_SVN_VERSION=\"`cat $(switch_builddir)/.version`\"
+mod_skinny_la_CFLAGS   = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 mod_skinny_la_LIBADD   = $(switch_builddir)/libfreeswitch.la
 mod_skinny_la_LDFLAGS  = -avoid-version -module -no-undefined -shared