diff --git a/sys/tools/usbdevs2h.awk b/sys/tools/usbdevs2h.awk
index 42e57cf190a..25c29c798b3 100644
--- a/sys/tools/usbdevs2h.awk
+++ b/sys/tools/usbdevs2h.awk
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ function header(file)
 	printf("/*\n") > file
 	printf(" * THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.  DO NOT EDIT.\n") \
 	    > file
-	printf(" *\n") > file
-	printf(" * generated from:\n") > file
-	printf(" *\t%s\n", VERSION) > file
 	printf(" */\n") > file
 }
 
@@ -234,8 +231,6 @@ line=0;
 while ((getline < srcfile) > 0) {
 	line++;
 	if (line == 1) {
-		VERSION = $0
-		gsub("\\$", "", VERSION)
 		if (dfile)
 			header(dfile)
 		if (hfile)