diff --git base/version.cpp base/version.cpp
index 70ca120a..0a2178ea 100644
--- base/version.cpp
+++ base/version.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ const char gScummVMVersion[] = SCUMMVM_VERSION SCUMMVM_REVISION;
 #if defined(__amigaos4__) || defined(__MORPHOS__)
 static const char *version_cookie __attribute__((used)) = "$VER: ScummVM " SCUMMVM_VERSION SCUMMVM_REVISION " (" AMIGA_DATE ")";
 #endif
-const char gScummVMBuildDate[] = __DATE__ " " __TIME__;
-const char gScummVMVersionDate[] = SCUMMVM_VERSION SCUMMVM_REVISION " (" __DATE__ " " __TIME__ ")";
+const char gScummVMVersionDate[] = SCUMMVM_VERSION SCUMMVM_REVISION;
 const char gScummVMCompiler[] = ""
 #define STR_HELPER(x)	#x
 #define STR(x)		STR_HELPER(x)
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ const char gScummVMCompiler[] = ""
 #undef STR
 #undef STR_HELPER
 	;
-const char gScummVMFullVersion[] = "ScummVM " SCUMMVM_VERSION SCUMMVM_REVISION " (" __DATE__ " " __TIME__ ")";
+const char gScummVMFullVersion[] = "ScummVM " SCUMMVM_VERSION SCUMMVM_REVISION;
 const char gScummVMFeatures[] = ""
 #ifdef TAINTED_BUILD
 	// TAINTED means the build contains engines/subengines not enabled by default
diff --git base/version.h base/version.h
index 657a703f..2fd08537 100644
--- base/version.h
+++ base/version.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define BASE_VERSION_H
 
 extern const char gScummVMVersion[];     // e.g. "0.4.1"
-extern const char gScummVMBuildDate[];   // e.g. "2003-06-24"
 extern const char gScummVMVersionDate[]; // e.g. "0.4.1 (2003-06-24)"
 extern const char gScummVMCompiler[];    // e.g. "GCC 11.2.0"
 extern const char gScummVMFullVersion[]; // e.g. "ScummVM 0.4.1 (2003-06-24)"
diff --git gui/about.cpp gui/about.cpp
index 0af3e31c..d4ed4614 100644
--- gui/about.cpp
+++ gui/about.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog()
 	addLine(version);
 
 	// I18N: built on <build date> with <compiler>
-	Common::U32String date = Common::U32String::format(_("(built on %s with %s)"), gScummVMBuildDate, gScummVMCompiler);
+	Common::U32String date = Common::U32String::format(_("(built with %s)"), gScummVMCompiler);
 	addLine(Common::U32String("C2") + date);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(copyright_text); i++)