diff --git a/awesome-version-internal.h b/awesome-version-internal.h
index 85d23b7c6..e916e50c1 100644
--- a/awesome-version-internal.h
+++ b/awesome-version-internal.h
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 #define _AWE_VERSION_INTERNAL_H_
 
 #define AWESOME_VERSION             "@AWESOME_VERSION@"
-#define AWESOME_COMPILE_MACHINE     "@AWESOME_COMPILE_MACHINE@"
-#define AWESOME_COMPILE_BY          "@AWESOME_COMPILE_BY@"
-#define AWESOME_COMPILE_HOSTNAME    "@AWESOME_COMPILE_HOSTNAME@"
 #define AWESOME_RELEASE             "@AWESOME_RELEASE@"
 
 #endif //_AWE_VERSION_INTERNAL_H_
diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 2cb6e236e..060785a8e 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ macro(a_find_program var prg req)
 endmacro()
 
 a_find_program(GIT_EXECUTABLE git FALSE)
-a_find_program(HOSTNAME_EXECUTABLE hostname FALSE)
 # programs needed for man pages
 a_find_program(ASCIIDOC_EXECUTABLE asciidoc FALSE)
 a_find_program(XMLTO_EXECUTABLE xmlto FALSE)
@@ -100,14 +99,6 @@ elseif( EXISTS ${SOURCE_DIR}/.version_stamp )
 endif()
 # }}}
 
-# {{{ Get hostname
-execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${HOSTNAME_EXECUTABLE}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOURCE_DIR}
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE BUILDHOSTNAME
-    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-# }}}
-
 # {{{ Required libraries
 #
 # this sets up:
@@ -297,9 +288,6 @@ endif()
 mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_INSTALL_CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
 
 set(AWESOME_VERSION          ${VERSION})
-set(AWESOME_COMPILE_MACHINE  ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
-set(AWESOME_COMPILE_HOSTNAME ${BUILDHOSTNAME})
-set(AWESOME_COMPILE_BY       $ENV{USER})
 set(AWESOME_RELEASE          ${CODENAME})
 set(AWESOME_SYSCONFDIR       ${XDG_CONFIG_DIR}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
 set(AWESOME_LUA_LIB_PATH     ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}/lib)
diff --git a/common/version.c b/common/version.c
index 2786a4d91..fbd970e61 100644
--- a/common/version.c
+++ b/common/version.c
@@ -35,34 +35,24 @@
 void
 eprint_version(void)
 {
-    printf("awesome " AWESOME_VERSION
-	   " (" AWESOME_RELEASE ")\n"
-	   " • Build:");
-#if defined(__DATE__) && defined(__TIME__)
-    printf(" " __DATE__ " " __TIME__);
-#endif
-    printf(" for %s", AWESOME_COMPILE_MACHINE);
-#if defined(__GNUC__)				\
-    && defined(__GNUC_MINOR__)			\
-    && defined(__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
-    printf(" by gcc version %d.%d.%d",
-	   __GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__);
-#endif
-    printf(" (%s@%s)\n", AWESOME_COMPILE_BY, AWESOME_COMPILE_HOSTNAME);
-
     lua_State *L = luaL_newstate();
     luaopen_base(L);
     lua_getglobal(L, "_VERSION");
-    printf(" • Compiled against "  LUA_RELEASE
-           " (running with %s)\n", lua_tostring(L, -1));
+
+#ifdef WITH_DBUS
+    const char *has_dbus = "✔";
+#else
+    const char *has_dbus = "✘";
+#endif
+
+    printf("awesome %s (%s)\n"
+           " • Compiled against %s (running with %s)\n"
+           " • D-Bus support: %s\n",
+           AWESOME_VERSION, AWESOME_RELEASE,
+           LUA_RELEASE, lua_tostring(L, -1),
+           has_dbus);
     lua_close(L);
 
-    printf(" • D-Bus support: ");
-#ifdef WITH_DBUS
-    printf("✔\n");
-#else
-    printf("✘\n");
-#endif
     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }