--- branches/mage-next/src/smage2.in	2014/03/04 15:26:05	2613
+++ branches/mage-next/src/smage2.in	2014/03/04 15:27:52	2614
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 ## setup ##
 SMAGENAME="$1"
-SMAGEVERSION="$(< ${MLIBDIR}/version)"
 
 # expand PKGDIR, BUILDDIR and BINDIR with MROOT
 if [[ -n ${MROOT} ]]