diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a4e7d9c5..6faad7003 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ build.sh
 firm.sh
 flash.sh
 *.patch
-git_tag.txt
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d169b5e0a..8f33bd600 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ today(DATE)
 now(TIME)
 git_id(GIT_STR)
 
-set(GIT_TAG_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/git_tag.txt")
-if(EXISTS ${GIT_TAG_FILE})
-  FILE(READ ${GIT_TAG_FILE} GIT_STR)
-  string(REPLACE "\n" "" GIT_STR ${GIT_STR})
-else()
-  message("${GIT_TAG_FILE} not found")
-endif()
-
 message(STATUS "OpenTX ${VERSION} @${GIT_STR}")
 
 # options shared by all targets