diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e9a393856..7087107e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1486,7 +1486,6 @@ dridriverdir=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=dridriverdir dri`
 AC_DEFINE_DIR(DRI_DRIVER_PATH, dridriverdir, [Default DRI driver path])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XVENDORNAME, ["$VENDOR_NAME"], [Vendor name])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XVENDORNAMESHORT, ["$VENDOR_NAME_SHORT"], [Short vendor name])
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XORG_DATE, ["$RELEASE_DATE"], [Vendor release])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XORG_MAN_VERSION, ["$VENDOR_MAN_VERSION"], [Vendor man version])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(BUILDERADDR, ["$BUILDERADDR"], [Builder address])
 
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
index 0663186b6..ea42ec946 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
@@ -165,10 +165,6 @@ xf86PrintBanner(void)
 #ifdef XORG_CUSTOM_VERSION
     xf86ErrorFVerb(0, " (%s)", XORG_CUSTOM_VERSION);
 #endif
-#ifndef XORG_DATE
-#define XORG_DATE "Unknown"
-#endif
-    xf86ErrorFVerb(0, "\nRelease Date: %s\n", XORG_DATE);
     xf86ErrorFVerb(0, "X Protocol Version %d, Revision %d\n",
                    X_PROTOCOL, X_PROTOCOL_REVISION);
     xf86ErrorFVerb(0, "Build Operating System: %s %s\n", OSNAME, OSVENDOR);
diff --git a/include/dix-config.h.in b/include/dix-config.h.in
index 396157bcc..69fc5e3fb 100644
--- a/include/dix-config.h.in
+++ b/include/dix-config.h.in
@@ -352,9 +352,6 @@
 /* Current Xorg version */
 #undef XORG_VERSION_CURRENT
 
-/* Xorg release date */
-#undef XORG_DATE
-
 /* Build Xv Extension */
 #undef XvExtension