diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5898a198..366047fe 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -780,7 +780,6 @@ print_version (void)
   char *env_wgetrc, *user_wgetrc;
   int i;
 
-  printf (_("GNU Wget %s\n\n"), version_string);
 #ifdef __VMS
   printf ("GNU Wget %s built on VMS %s %s.\n\n",
    VERSION_STRING, vms_arch(), vms_vers());