diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f5d7888e6..d1ff992c3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ endif
 conf = configuration_data()
 conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE', meson.project_name())
 conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_NAME', meson.project_name())
-conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 conf.set_quoted('VERSION', meson.project_version())
 conf.set_quoted('PROTOCOL_VERSION', '0.22.0')
 conf.set_quoted('SYSTEM_CONFIG_FILE_LOCATION', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('sysconfdir'), 'mpd.conf'))