diff --git a/soh/build.c b/soh/build.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f3f9bdae6..000000000
--- a/soh/build.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-const char gBuildVersion[] = "DECKARD ALFA (1.0.0)";
-const char gBuildTeam[] = "github.com/harbourmasters";
-#ifdef __TIMESTAMP__
-const char gBuildDate[] = __TIMESTAMP__;
-#else
-const char gBuildDate[] = __DATE__ " " __TIME__;
-#endif
-const char gBuildMakeOption[] = "";
diff --git a/soh/soh.vcxproj b/soh/soh.vcxproj
index adf205f14..d35dd18b3 100644
--- a/soh/soh.vcxproj
+++ b/soh/soh.vcxproj
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@
       <GenerateMapFile>true</GenerateMapFile>
       <MapExports>true</MapExports>
     </Link>
-    <PreBuildEvent>
-      <Command>copy /b $(ProjectDir)src\boot\build.c +,,</Command>
-    </PreBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -1407,4 +1404,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/soh/src/boot/build.c b/soh/src/boot/build.c
index f3f9bdae6..f60380467 100644
--- a/soh/src/boot/build.c
+++ b/soh/src/boot/build.c
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 const char gBuildVersion[] = "DECKARD ALFA (1.0.0)";
 const char gBuildTeam[] = "github.com/harbourmasters";
-#ifdef __TIMESTAMP__
-const char gBuildDate[] = __TIMESTAMP__;
-#else
 const char gBuildDate[] = __DATE__ " " __TIME__;
-#endif
 const char gBuildMakeOption[] = "";