diff --git a/examples/platform-specific/jn516x/tsch/common-conf.h b/examples/platform-specific/jn516x/tsch/common-conf.h
index 3fe19b022..28c5e2835 100644
--- a/examples/platform-specific/jn516x/tsch/common-conf.h
+++ b/examples/platform-specific/jn516x/tsch/common-conf.h
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@
 
 #endif /* MAC_CONF_WITH_CSMA */
 
-#define CONTIKI_VERSION_STRING "Contiki 3.x"
-
 #include "common-conf-jn516x.h"
 
 #endif /* __COMMON_CONF_H__ */