diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d30fa0d..d75628ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ set(XCPP_TAGFILES_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/share/xeus-cpp/tagfiles)
 set(XEUS_CPP_CONF_DIR "etc/xeus-cpp")
 set(XCPP_TAGCONFS_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/xeus-cpp/tags.d)
 
-configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp.in" 
-                "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp")
-
 file(COPY "${XCPP_TAGFILES_DIR}" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/share/xeus-cpp")
 file(COPY "${XCPP_TAGCONFS_DIR}" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/etc/xeus-cpp")
 
diff --git a/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp.in b/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp
similarity index 95%
rename from include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp.in
rename to include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp
index d05f51ea..49fd01bd 100644
--- a/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp.in
+++ b/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #define XEUS_CPP_VERSION_PATCH 0
 #define XEUS_CPP_VERSION_LABEL dev
 
-#define XCPP_TAGFILES_DIR "@XCPP_TAGFILES_DIR@"
-#define XCPP_TAGCONFS_DIR "@XCPP_TAGCONFS_DIR@"
-
 // Composing the version string from major, minor and patch
 #define XEUS_CPP_CONCATENATE(A, B) XEUS_CPP_CONCATENATE_IMPL(A, B)
 #define XEUS_CPP_CONCATENATE_IMPL(A, B) A##B