diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 5623610186bd..e82c86c2654d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/inet_ecn.h>
 
-#define VERSION "1.3"
-
 /*	Network Emulation Queuing algorithm.
 	====================================
 
@@ -1413,10 +1411,8 @@ static struct Qdisc_ops netem_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
 };
 MODULE_ALIAS_NET_SCH("netem");
 
-
 static int __init netem_module_init(void)
 {
-	pr_info("netem: version " VERSION "\n");
 	return register_qdisc(&netem_qdisc_ops);
 }
 static void __exit netem_module_exit(void)