diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f7799e52..403cac27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ stamp-h?
 symlink-tree
 texinfo.tex
 ylwrap
-src/sna/git_version.h
 src/sna/brw/brw_test
 
 #	Do not edit the following section
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7bd071fc..ab682cde 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -91,33 +91,6 @@ if test "x$backlight_helper" = "xyes"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(USE_BACKLIGHT_HELPER, 1, [Enable use of the backlight helper interfaces])
 fi
 
-# Are we in a git checkout?
-dot_git=no
-if test -e .git; then
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DOT_GIT, 1, [Are we in a git checkout?])
-	dot_git=yes
-fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_DOT_GIT, test "x$dot_git" = "xyes")
-
-# If so, we include the git description in our logs for sanity checking.
-#
-# However, for people not running their own drivers this is just noise.
-# So we copy the xserver's builderstring idiom to allow for this to be
-# overridden and perhaps replaced with something more useful.
-AC_ARG_WITH(builderstring,
-	    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-builderstring=BUILDERSTRING],
-			   [Additional builder string (default: use git describe)]),
-	    [BUILDERSTRING="$withval"],
-	    [BUILDERSTRING="x-magic-git-describe"])
-
-if test "x$BUILDERSTRING" = "xx-magic-git-describe" -a "x$dot_git" = "xyes"; then
-	AC_DEFINE(USE_GIT_DESCRIBE, 1, [Use automagic builder description])
-else
-  if test "x$BUILDERSTRING" != x -a "x$BUILDERSTRING" != "xno" -a "x$BUILDERSTRING" != xx-magic-git-describe; then
-	  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(BUILDER_DESCRIPTION, ["$BUILDERSTRING"], [Builder description])
-  fi
-fi
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(gen4asm,
               AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-gen4asm],
 			     [Enable rebuilding the gen4 assembly files [default=no]]),
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2ef3cb1a..9be57920 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ endif
 
 with_tools = get_option('tools')
 
-config.set('USE_GIT_DESCRIBE', 1)
-config.set('BUILDER_DESCRIPTION', 1)
-
 atomic_primitives = 'none'
 
 atomic_primitives_code = '''
diff --git a/src/sna/Makefile.am b/src/sna/Makefile.am
index adf13963..86628c18 100644
--- a/src/sna/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/sna/Makefile.am
@@ -150,11 +150,4 @@ libsna_la_SOURCES += \
 	$(NULL)
 endif
 
-if HAVE_DOT_GIT
-git_version.h: $(top_srcdir)/.git/HEAD $(shell sed -e '/ref:/!d' -e 's#ref: *#$(top_srcdir)/.git/#' < $(top_srcdir)/.git/HEAD)
-	@echo "Recording git-tree used for compilation: `git describe`"
-	@V=`git describe`; echo "static const char git_version[] = \"$$V\";" > git_version.h
-sna_driver.c: git_version.h
-endif
-
 AM_CFLAGS += @NOWARNFLAGS@
diff --git a/src/sna/git_version.h.in b/src/sna/git_version.h.in
deleted file mode 100644
index dd8e5170..00000000
--- a/src/sna/git_version.h.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-static const char git_version[] = "@VCS_TAG@";
diff --git a/src/sna/meson.build b/src/sna/meson.build
index e1eb25f2..08526039 100644
--- a/src/sna/meson.build
+++ b/src/sna/meson.build
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ if cc.has_member('struct sysinfo', 'totalram',
   config.set('HAVE_STRUCT_SYSINFO_TOTALRAM', 1)
 endif
 
-git_version_h = vcs_tag(input : 'git_version.h.in', output : 'git_version.h',
-			fallback : 'not compiled from git',
-			command : [ 'git', 'describe' ] )
-
-config.set('HAVE_DOT_GIT', 1)
-
 if cc.has_header('alloca.h')
   config.set('HAVE_ALLOCA_H', 1)
 endif
@@ -124,7 +118,7 @@ subdir('brw')
 subdir('fb')
 
 sna = static_library('sna',
-		     [ git_version_h, sna_sources ],
+		     [ sna_sources ],
 		     dependencies : sna_deps,
 		     link_with : [ brw, fb, ],
 		     include_directories : inc,
diff --git a/src/sna/sna_driver.c b/src/sna/sna_driver.c
index 5056fa4f..6d80ffea 100644
--- a/src/sna/sna_driver.c
+++ b/src/sna/sna_driver.c
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #include <memcheck.h>
 #endif
 
-#if HAVE_DOT_GIT
-#include "git_version.h"
-#else
-#define git_version "not compiled from git"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef TEARFREE
 #define ENABLE_TEAR_FREE TRUE
 #else
@@ -1399,13 +1393,6 @@ static void describe_kms(ScrnInfoPtr scrn)
 
 static void describe_sna(ScrnInfoPtr scrn)
 {
-#if defined(USE_GIT_DESCRIBE)
-	xf86DrvMsg(scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO,
-		   "SNA compiled from %s\n", git_version);
-#elif defined(BUILDER_DESCRIPTION)
-	xf86DrvMsg(scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO,
-		   "SNA compiled: %s\n", BUILDER_DESCRIPTION);
-#endif
 #if HAS_DEBUG_FULL
 	ErrorF("SNA compiled with full debug logging; expect to run slowly\n");
 #endif
@@ -1430,7 +1417,6 @@ static void describe_sna(ScrnInfoPtr scrn)
 		   "SNA compiled for use with valgrind\n");
 	VALGRIND_PRINTF("SNA compiled for use with valgrind\n");
 #endif
-	DBG(("xf86-video-intel version: %s\n", git_version));
 	DBG(("pixman version: %s\n", pixman_version_string()));
 }