diff --git a/include/mapnik/version.hpp b/include/mapnik/version.hpp
index b305a4ec0..6fcd0568a 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/version.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/version.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_VERSION_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_VERSION_HPP
 
-#define MAPNIK_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
-
 #define MAPNIK_MAJOR_VERSION 3
 #define MAPNIK_MINOR_VERSION 0
 #define MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION 7
@@ -36,15 +34,8 @@
 #define MAPNIK_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n) #n
 #endif
 
-#if MAPNIK_VERSION_IS_RELEASE
 #define MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING   MAPNIK_STRINGIFY(MAPNIK_MAJOR_VERSION) "." \
                                 MAPNIK_STRINGIFY(MAPNIK_MINOR_VERSION) "." \
                                 MAPNIK_STRINGIFY(MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION)
 
-#else
-#define MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING   MAPNIK_STRINGIFY(MAPNIK_MAJOR_VERSION) "." \
-                                MAPNIK_STRINGIFY(MAPNIK_MINOR_VERSION) "." \
-                                MAPNIK_STRINGIFY(MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION) "-pre"
-#endif
-
 #endif // MAPNIK_VERSION_HPP