diff --git a/tools/build.cmd b/tools/build.cmd
index 5b233dfc0e..006b3ddb22 100644
--- a/tools/build.cmd
+++ b/tools/build.cmd
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ REM    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 REM    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 REM This script builds KS and packs the artifacts. Use when you have VS installed.
-for /f "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%f in (`type version`) do set ksversion=%%f
 set releaseconfig=%1
 if "%releaseconfig%" == "" set releaseconfig=Release
 
diff --git a/tools/build.sh b/tools/build.sh
index be12e16c10..a898ac9f1c 100755
--- a/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # This script builds KS. Use when you have dotnet installed.
-ksversion=$(cat version)
 ksreleaseconf=$1
 if [ -z $ksreleaseconf ]; then
 	ksreleaseconf=Release
diff --git a/tools/docgen.cmd b/tools/docgen.cmd
index 8830fe3a2c..8d7c7133bb 100644
--- a/tools/docgen.cmd
+++ b/tools/docgen.cmd
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ REM    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 REM    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 REM This script builds the documentation and packs the artifacts. Use when you have VS installed.
-for /f "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%f in (`type version`) do set ksversion=%%f
-
 echo Finding DocFX...
 if exist %USERPROFILE%\.dotnet\tools\docfx.exe goto :build
 echo You don't have DocFX installed. Download and install .NET and DocFX.
diff --git a/tools/docgen.sh b/tools/docgen.sh
index c9f911a684..7864eee210 100755
--- a/tools/docgen.sh
+++ b/tools/docgen.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # This script builds KS and packs the artifacts. Use when you have MSBuild installed.
-ksversion=$(cat version)
-
 # Check for dependencies
 msbuildpath=`which docfx`
 if [ ! $? == 0 ]; then