diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index d975255e9..9ce6e8c2c 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@
 // Version numbers for netplay :upside_down_face:
 int    VERSION;
 int SUBVERSION;
-#ifdef COMMITVERSION
+// #ifdef COMMITVERSION
 UINT8 comprevision_abbrev_bin[GIT_SHA_ABBREV];
-#endif
+// #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DISCORDRPC
 #include "discord.h"
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ static void IdentifyVersion(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef COMMITVERSION
+// #ifdef COMMITVERSION
 static void D_AbbrevCommit (void)
 {
        UINT8 i;
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static void D_AbbrevCommit (void)
                                &comprevision_abbrev_bin[i]);
        }
 }
-#endif
+// #endif
 
 static void
 D_ConvertVersionNumbers (void)
diff --git a/src/doomdef.h b/src/doomdef.h
index 228703a9f..8a8734e67 100644
--- a/src/doomdef.h
+++ b/src/doomdef.h
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ extern int SUBVERSION;
 // abbreviation. Maybe in another 20k commits, more than 8
 // characters will be required! =P
 // P.S. 8 is also what comptime generates
-#ifdef COMMITVERSION
+// #ifdef COMMITVERSION
 #define GIT_SHA_ABBREV (4)
 extern UINT8 comprevision_abbrev_bin[GIT_SHA_ABBREV];
-#endif
+// #endif
 
 extern boolean devparm; // development mode (-debug)