diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 65262b66fa3..c75afb45846 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
             chroot_handler ${XBPS_TARGET} dummy
         else
-            pkgver=xbps-src
             remove_pkg_autodeps
             ${XBPS_INSTALL_CMD} -yu
         fi
@@ -550,7 +549,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
             if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
                 chroot_handler remove-autodeps
             else
-                pkgver=xbps-src
                 remove_pkg_autodeps
             fi
             msg_normal "xbps-src: cleaning up masterdir...\n"
@@ -573,7 +571,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
             chroot_handler remove-autodeps
         else
-            pkgver=xbps-src
             remove_pkg_autodeps
         fi
         ;;