diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
index f0544ef5b82..461c42959a3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
 #define NEG_VJCOMP	53
 
 const char Version[] = "2.23";
-const char VersionDate[] = "$FreeBSD$";
 
 static int ShowCommand(struct cmdargs const *);
 static int TerminalCommand(struct cmdargs const *);
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ ShowStopped(struct cmdargs const *arg)
 static int
 ShowVersion(struct cmdargs const *arg)
 {
-  prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, "PPP Version %s - %s\n", Version, VersionDate);
+  prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, "PPP Version %s - %s\n", Version, __DATE__);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.h b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.h
index a83b440b18f..6b1468d4cfc 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct cmdtab {
 #define IsEnabled(x) ((x) & NEG_ENABLED)
 
 extern const char Version[];
-extern const char VersionDate[];
 
 extern void command_Expand(char **, int, char const *const *, struct bundle *,
                            int, pid_t);