diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
--- a/doc/release-process.md
+++ b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     - doc/release-notes.md (and copy existing one to versioned doc/release-notes/*.md)
     - configure.ac
     - src/config/CMakeLists.txt
-    - src/clientversion.h
     - contrib/gitian-descriptors/*.yml (before a new major release)
 
 10. Update version number on www.bitcoinabc.org
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -6,31 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_CLIENTVERSION_H
 #define BITCOIN_CLIENTVERSION_H
 
-#if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
 #include "config/bitcoin-config.h"
-#else
-
-/**
- * client versioning and copyright year
- */
-
-//! These need to be macros, as clientversion.cpp's and bitcoin*-res.rc's voodoo
-//! requires it
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 18
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 6
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 0
-
-//! Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE true
-
-/**
- * Copyright year (2009-this)
- * TODO: Update this when changing our copyright comments in the source
- */
-#define COPYRIGHT_YEAR 2018
-
-#endif // HAVE_CONFIG_H
 
 /**
  * Converts the parameter X to a string after macro replacement on X has been