diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85a9615c9ac6cac6662fe4ac406a0f34336ff58e..50341348b57ac789de9592212af3224fad83d6c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ CLASSPATH:=$(shell find ${ROSETTASDK} -name "*.jar" -print | xargs echo | sed -e
 PLUGINCLASS:=SLUBMatroskaFFV1FormatValidationPlugin
 SOURCES:=java/org/slub/rosetta/dps/repository/plugin/${PLUGINCLASS}.java
 OBJS:=$(SOURCES:.java=.class)
-PLUGINVERSION:=$(shell grep -o "<pl:version>.*</pl:version>" PLUGIN-INF/*.xml | sed -e "s#<pl:version>##g" | sed -e "s#</pl:version>##g")
 JAR:=${PLUGINCLASS}.jar
 BUILD:=build/