diff --git a/agrephlp.c b/agrephlp.c
index d3df89c..db07dd7 100644
--- a/agrephlp.c
+++ b/agrephlp.c
@@ -105,19 +105,6 @@ unsigned int	userwants;
 
 PAGE1:
 
-/*
-#ifdef __EMX__ 
-fprintf(stderr,"\nAGREP %s for %s compiled with EMX 0.9c. Manber/Wu/Gries et al.(%s)\n",AGREP_VERSION,AGREP_OS,AGREP_DATE);
-#else
-#ifdef _WIN32
-fprintf(stderr,"\nAGREP %s for %s compiled with %s (%s)\n", AGREP_VERSION, AGREP_OS, myccc, AGREP_DATE );
-#endif
-#endif
-*/
-
-/*
-fprintf(stderr,"\nAGREP %s for %s compiled with %s (%s). Manber/Wu/Gries et al.\n", AGREP_VERSION, AGREP_OS, __VERSION__, AGREP_DATE );
-*/
 fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", AGREP_VERSION_STRING );
 
 fprintf(stderr,"\n           Approximate Pattern Matching GREP -- Get Regular Expression\n");
@@ -275,7 +262,7 @@ fprintf(stderr,"AGREP is the search engine and part of the GLIMPSE tool for sear
 fprintf(stderr,"indexing whole file systems. GLIMPSE stands for GLobal IMPlicit SEarch and is\n");
 fprintf(stderr,"part of the HARVEST Information Discovery and Access System.");
 
-fprintf(stderr,"\n\nAGREP as of %s:\n",AGREP_DATE);
+fprintf(stderr,"\n\n%s\n",AGREP_VERSION_STRING);
 fprintf(stderr,"===============================================\n");
 fprintf(stderr,"The home page for AGREP and GLIMPSE in general            http://webglimpse.net\n");
 fprintf(stderr,"Home page AGREP                                      http://www.tgries.de/agrep\n\n");
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 039e09f..4b12ebf 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -47,27 +47,4 @@
 
 #define AGREP_VERSION	"3.41.5/TG"
 
-#ifdef __DOS
-#define AGREP_OS	"DOS"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __OS2
-#define AGREP_OS	"OS/2"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __RSX
-#define AGREP_OS	"VPMI"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#define AGREP_OS	"WIN32"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef AGREP_OS
-#define AGREP_OS "NATIVE LINUX"
-#endif
-
-
-#define AGREP_DATE	__DATE__
-
-#define AGREP_VERSION_STRING "AGREP "AGREP_VERSION" for "AGREP_OS" compiled with GCC "__VERSION__" ("__DATE__" "__TIME__"). Manber/Wu/Gries et al."
+#define AGREP_VERSION_STRING "AGREP "AGREP_VERSION". Manber/Wu/Gries et al."