diff --git a/version.c b/version.c
index 279269cc50..21ec7c0fbe 100644
--- a/version.c
+++ b/version.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
-
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index bbde6d371a..7d502dcee0 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-struct repository;
-
 extern const char git_version_string[];
 extern const char git_built_from_commit_string[];