diff --git a/tools/aapt/Android.mk b/tools/aapt/Android.mk
index 6a5d06e6c3d15..700afa1d570d7 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/aapt/Android.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(aaptCIncludes)
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-format-y2k
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSTATIC_ANDROIDFW_FOR_TOOLS
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DAAPT_VERSION=\"$(BUILD_NUMBER)\"
 ifeq (darwin,$(HOST_OS))
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -D_DARWIN_UNLIMITED_STREAMS
 endif
diff --git a/tools/aapt/Command.cpp b/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
index fa2bacdc269bb..5d146d65bded4 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int doVersion(Bundle* bundle)
     if (bundle->getFileSpecCount() != 0) {
         printf("(ignoring extra arguments)\n");
     }
-    printf("Android Asset Packaging Tool, v0.2-" AAPT_VERSION "\n");
+    printf("Android Asset Packaging Tool, v0.2\n");
 
     return 0;
 }