diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5dc80b4983..e9d6ac8b9c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ include common.am
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/lib \
 	      -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_builddir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/lib
-VERSION_TYPE := $(shell if echo $(VERSION) | grep -q '^[0-9\.]*$$'; then echo RELEASE ; else echo DEV ; fi)
-DEFS = @DEFS@ -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)/\" -DCONFDATE=$(CONFDATE) -DVERSION_TYPE_$(VERSION_TYPE)
+DEFS = @DEFS@ -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)/\" -DCONFDATE=$(CONFDATE)
 LIBCAP = @LIBCAP@
 
 EXTRA_DIST =