diff --git a/src/settingsgen/settingsgen.cpp b/src/settingsgen/settingsgen.cpp
index a074c87051..396b2a66fc 100644
--- a/src/settingsgen/settingsgen.cpp
+++ b/src/settingsgen/settingsgen.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ static bool CompareFiles(const char *n1, const char *n2)
 
 /** Options of settingsgen. */
 static const OptionData _opts[] = {
-	  GETOPT_NOVAL(     'v', "--version"),
 	  GETOPT_NOVAL(     'h', "--help"),
 	GETOPT_GENERAL('h', '?', nullptr, ODF_NO_VALUE),
 	  GETOPT_VALUE(     'o', "--output"),
@@ -455,15 +454,10 @@ int CDECL main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (i == -1) break;
 
 		switch (i) {
-			case 'v':
-				fmt::print("$Revision$\n");
-				return 0;
-
 			case 'h':
-				fmt::print("settingsgen - $Revision$\n"
+				fmt::print("settingsgen\n"
 						"Usage: settingsgen [options] ini-file...\n"
 						"with options:\n"
-						"   -v, --version           Print version information and exit\n"
 						"   -h, -?, --help          Print this help message and exit\n"
 						"   -b FILE, --before FILE  Copy FILE before all settings\n"
 						"   -a FILE, --after FILE   Copy FILE after all settings\n"
diff --git a/src/strgen/strgen.cpp b/src/strgen/strgen.cpp
index b1325ee28c..1be7f6ea7b 100644
--- a/src/strgen/strgen.cpp
+++ b/src/strgen/strgen.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ static inline char *replace_pathsep(char *s) { return s; }
 
 /** Options of strgen. */
 static const OptionData _opts[] = {
-	  GETOPT_NOVAL(     'v',  "--version"),
 	GETOPT_GENERAL('C', '\0', "-export-commands", ODF_NO_VALUE),
 	GETOPT_GENERAL('L', '\0', "-export-plurals",  ODF_NO_VALUE),
 	GETOPT_GENERAL('P', '\0', "-export-pragmas",  ODF_NO_VALUE),
@@ -422,10 +421,6 @@ int CDECL main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (i == -1) break;
 
 		switch (i) {
-			case 'v':
-				fmt::print("$Revision$\n");
-				return 0;
-
 			case 'C':
 				fmt::print("args\tflags\tcommand\treplacement\n");
 				for (const CmdStruct *cs = _cmd_structs; cs < endof(_cmd_structs); cs++) {
@@ -468,8 +463,7 @@ int CDECL main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 			case 'h':
 				fmt::print(
-					"strgen - $Revision$\n"
-					" -v | --version    print version information and exit\n"
+					"strgen\n"
 					" -t | --todo       replace any untranslated strings with '<TODO>'\n"
 					" -w | --warning    print a warning for any untranslated strings\n"
 					" -h | -? | --help  print this help message and exit\n"