diff --git a/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.cpp b/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
index edc8e89735..6649d6678c 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
+++ b/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "Copter.h"
-#include "version.h"
 
 #include "GCS_Mavlink.h"
 
diff --git a/ArduCopter/Log.cpp b/ArduCopter/Log.cpp
index 7ffdf076ca..540728e286 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/Log.cpp
+++ b/ArduCopter/Log.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "Copter.h"
-#include "version.h"
 
 #if LOGGING_ENABLED == ENABLED
 
diff --git a/ArduCopter/system.cpp b/ArduCopter/system.cpp
index dc741bbf60..59a1cb95f6 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/system.cpp
+++ b/ArduCopter/system.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "Copter.h"
-#include "version.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************
 *   The init_ardupilot function processes everything we need for an in - air restart