diff --git a/libs/audiographer/wscript b/libs/audiographer/wscript
index 9034b0a452..bf8e1fc1d5 100644
--- a/libs/audiographer/wscript
+++ b/libs/audiographer/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ AUDIOGRAPHER_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'audiographer'
-VERSION = AUDIOGRAPHER_VERSION
 
 # Mandatory variables
 top = '.'
diff --git a/libs/canvas/wscript b/libs/canvas/wscript
index 9093ea6bf0..ec6c83c63b 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/wscript
+++ b/libs/canvas/wscript
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CANVAS_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'canvas'
-VERSION = CANVAS_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libcanvas'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/evoral/wscript b/libs/evoral/wscript
index b472f04fc9..b77c72df2b 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/wscript
+++ b/libs/evoral/wscript
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ EVORAL_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'evoral'
-VERSION = EVORAL_VERSION
 
 # Mandatory variables
 top = '.'
diff --git a/libs/fluidsynth/wscript b/libs/fluidsynth/wscript
index 4f90277ee6..e160bf063e 100644
--- a/libs/fluidsynth/wscript
+++ b/libs/fluidsynth/wscript
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ LIBFLUIDSYNTH_VERSION = "%s.%s.%s" % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'libltc'
-VERSION = LIBFLUIDSYNTH_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libfluidsynth'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript b/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript
index d8670d6baf..70dc6c831e 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ GTKMM2EXT_LIB_VERSION = '0.8.3'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'gtkmm2ext'
-VERSION = GTKMM2EXT_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'gtkmm2ext3'
 
 gtkmm2ext_sources = [
diff --git a/libs/hidapi/wscript b/libs/hidapi/wscript
index 136ea61138..0b969a8cd8 100644
--- a/libs/hidapi/wscript
+++ b/libs/hidapi/wscript
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ HIDAPI_VERSION = '0.8.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'hidapi'
-VERSION = HIDAPI_VERSION
 
 # Mandatory variables
 top = '.'
diff --git a/libs/libltc/wscript b/libs/libltc/wscript
index 9d4e57209f..221bab7c11 100644
--- a/libs/libltc/wscript
+++ b/libs/libltc/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ LIBLTC_LIB_VERSION = '1.1.1'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'libltc'
-VERSION = LIBLTC_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libltc'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/lua/wscript b/libs/lua/wscript
index 0397de2f7f..d113b3d0ec 100644
--- a/libs/lua/wscript
+++ b/libs/lua/wscript
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from waflib.extras import autowaf as autowaf
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'liblua'
-VERSION = "5.3.5"
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'liblua'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/midi++2/wscript b/libs/midi++2/wscript
index b21e5ba8da..b60f1f1fda 100644
--- a/libs/midi++2/wscript
+++ b/libs/midi++2/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ LIBMIDIPP_LIB_VERSION = '4.1.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'libmidipp'
-VERSION = LIBMIDIPP_VERSION
 
 # Mandatory variables
 top = '.'
diff --git a/libs/pbd/wscript b/libs/pbd/wscript
index f492a4fa97..c4dcb5d5d8 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/wscript
+++ b/libs/pbd/wscript
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ LIBPBD_MAJOR_VERSION = '4'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'libpbd'
-VERSION = LIBPBD_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libpbd4'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/ptformat/wscript b/libs/ptformat/wscript
index 3c19e9fc45..ccf50e5208 100644
--- a/libs/ptformat/wscript
+++ b/libs/ptformat/wscript
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ LIBPTFORMAT_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'libptformat'
-VERSION = LIBPTFORMAT_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libptformat'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/qm-dsp/wscript b/libs/qm-dsp/wscript
index a6cba57c81..185bc09eac 100644
--- a/libs/qm-dsp/wscript
+++ b/libs/qm-dsp/wscript
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ QM_DSP_LIB_VERSION = '1.7.1'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'qm-dsp'
-VERSION = QM_DSP_VERSION
 
 # Mandatory variables
 top = '.'
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/wscript b/libs/surfaces/wscript
index c4c9382586..7e3b335e76 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/wscript
+++ b/libs/surfaces/wscript
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ LIBSURFACES_LIB_VERSION = '4.1.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'libsurfaces'
-VERSION = LIBSURFACES_VERSION
 
 # Mandatory variables
 top = '.'
diff --git a/libs/temporal/wscript b/libs/temporal/wscript
index 8ead28d681..74e2fab6df 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/wscript
+++ b/libs/temporal/wscript
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ TEMPORAL_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'temporal'
-VERSION = TEMPORAL_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libtemporal'
 
 temporal_sources = [
diff --git a/libs/vamp-pyin/wscript b/libs/vamp-pyin/wscript
index 5e917a3fbf..ded61b745f 100644
--- a/libs/vamp-pyin/wscript
+++ b/libs/vamp-pyin/wscript
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ VAMP_PYIN_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'libardourvamppyin'
-VERSION = '1.1'
 
 # Mandatory variables
 top = '.'
diff --git a/libs/waveview/wscript b/libs/waveview/wscript
index f76a2f4b55..4649d2c65e 100644
--- a/libs/waveview/wscript
+++ b/libs/waveview/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ WAVEVIEW_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'waveview'
-VERSION = WAVEVIEW_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libwaveview'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/widgets/wscript b/libs/widgets/wscript
index 8b6bf41d34..e85706136c 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/wscript
+++ b/libs/widgets/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ WIDGETS_LIB_VERSION = '0.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'widgets'
-VERSION = WIDGETS_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libwidgets'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/zita-convolver/wscript b/libs/zita-convolver/wscript
index d8b3d1129f..d1445a944c 100644
--- a/libs/zita-convolver/wscript
+++ b/libs/zita-convolver/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ ZCONVOLVER_LIB_VERSION = '4.0.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'zita-convolver'
-VERSION = ZCONVOLVER_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libzita-convolver'
 
 # Mandatory variables
diff --git a/libs/zita-resampler/wscript b/libs/zita-resampler/wscript
index 6917ba1526..4c934d5912 100644
--- a/libs/zita-resampler/wscript
+++ b/libs/zita-resampler/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ ZRESAMPLER_LIB_VERSION = '1.6.0'
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
 APPNAME = 'zita-resampler'
-VERSION = ZRESAMPLER_VERSION
 I18N_PACKAGE = 'libzita-resampler'
 
 # Mandatory variables