diff --git a/lib/vers/Makefile.am b/lib/vers/Makefile.am
index 381043f3c..0561f61b3 100644
--- a/lib/vers/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/vers/Makefile.am
@@ -2,31 +2,12 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.am.common
 
-CLEANFILES		= print_version.h
-
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES	= libvers.la
 
 build_HEADERZ		= vers.h
 
 CHECK_LOCAL		= no-check-local
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS		= make-print-version
-
-if KRB4
-if KRB5
-## need to link with des here; otherwise, if krb4 is shared the link
-## will fail with unresolved references
-make_print_version_LDADD = $(LIB_krb4) $(LIB_hcrypto)
-endif
-endif
-
-libvers_la_SOURCES	= print_version.c
-
-print_version.lo: print_version.h
-
-print_version.h: make-print-version$(EXEEXT)
-	./make-print-version$(EXEEXT) print_version.h
-
 make-print-version.o: $(top_builddir)/include/version.h
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(build_HEADERZ)
diff --git a/lib/vers/print_version.c b/lib/vers/print_version.c
index 63e016174..20c3fd983 100644
--- a/lib/vers/print_version.c
+++ b/lib/vers/print_version.c
@@ -31,18 +31,17 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+
 #include <config.h>
-RCSID("$Id$");
-#endif
+
 #include "roken.h"
 
-#include "print_version.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 void
 print_version(const char *progname)
 {
-    const char *package_list = VERSIONLIST;
+    const char *package_list = heimdal_version;
 
     if(progname == NULL)
 	progname = getprogname();