diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dca57968f03cc9..6bc7701858f8ec 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ add_custom_target(generate_build_info
 add_library(bitcoin_clientversion OBJECT EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
   clientversion.cpp
 )
-target_compile_definitions(bitcoin_clientversion
-  PRIVATE
-    HAVE_BUILD_INFO
-)
 target_link_libraries(bitcoin_clientversion
   PRIVATE
     core_interface
diff --git a/src/clientversion.cpp b/src/clientversion.cpp
index 45d4ec57d0577b..5514631faa88d9 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.cpp
+++ b/src/clientversion.cpp
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ using util::Join;
 const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Satoshi");
 
 
-#ifdef HAVE_BUILD_INFO
 #include <build.h>
 // The <build.h>, which is generated by the build environment (cmake/script/GenerateBuildInfo.cmake),
 // could contain only one line of the following:
 //   - "#define BUILD_GIT_TAG ...", if the top commit is tagged
 //   - "#define BUILD_GIT_COMMIT ...", if the top commit is not tagged
 //   - "// No build information available", if proper git information is not available
-#endif
 
 //! git will put "#define GIT_COMMIT_ID ..." on the next line inside archives. $Format:%n#define GIT_COMMIT_ID "%H"$