--- ./build.xml.orig	2012-03-18 11:35:38.000000000 -0700
+++ ./build.xml	2012-03-25 16:08:00.000000000 -0700
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@
     <echo level="info" message="Building primary .jar file." />
     <copy todir="help/" file="COPYING.html" />
 
-    <exec executable="git" outputproperty="GITVERSION">
-      <arg line="describe --tags --long"/>
-    </exec>
-
     <mkdir dir="META-INF"/>
 
     <manifest file="${MANIFEST}">