diff --git a/rumqttd/Cargo.toml b/rumqttd/Cargo.toml
index 14d4119b5..ff54aa28b 100644
--- a/rumqttd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rumqttd/Cargo.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,3 @@ pretty_assertions = "1.3.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(any(target_env = "msvc", target_env = "musl")))'.dependencies]
 jemallocator = "0.3"
-
-[build-dependencies]
-vergen = "7.4.2"
diff --git a/rumqttd/build.rs b/rumqttd/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c54835897..000000000
--- a/rumqttd/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use vergen::{vergen, Config};
-
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    // Generate the default 'cargo:' instruction output
-    vergen(Config::default())?;
-    Ok(())
-}