diff --git a/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc b/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc
index 5fd201da390..cf80a3133c7 100644
--- a/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc
+++ b/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ divert(-1)
 #
 
 divert(0)
-VERSIONID(`$FreeBSD$')
 OSTYPE(freebsd6)
 DOMAIN(generic)
 
diff --git a/etc/sendmail/freebsd.submit.mc b/etc/sendmail/freebsd.submit.mc
index 165c5f8eadf..e14a6bc5650 100644
--- a/etc/sendmail/freebsd.submit.mc
+++ b/etc/sendmail/freebsd.submit.mc
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ divert(-1)
 #
 
 divert(0)dnl
-VERSIONID(`$FreeBSD$')
 define(`confCF_VERSION', `Submit')dnl
 define(`__OSTYPE__',`')dnl dirty hack to keep proto.m4 from complaining
 define(`_USE_DECNET_SYNTAX_', `1')dnl support DECnet
diff --git a/etc/sendmail/freefall.mc b/etc/sendmail/freefall.mc
index df07fea8b67..6406ab502ae 100644
--- a/etc/sendmail/freefall.mc
+++ b/etc/sendmail/freefall.mc
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ divert(-1)
 #
 
 divert(0)dnl
-VERSIONID(`$FreeBSD$')
 
 OSTYPE(freebsd6)
 FEATURE(nullclient, smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org)