diff --git a/findversion.sh b/findversion.sh
index 1755388c5b..cca88d51b0 100755
--- a/findversion.sh
+++ b/findversion.sh
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ fi
 cd `dirname "$0"`
 ROOT_DIR=`pwd`
 
-# Override version number, to allow OpenTTD with Android modifications to connect to official servers
-if [ -e $ROOT_DIR/version-override ]; then
-	cat $ROOT_DIR/version-override
-	exit
-fi
-
 # Determine if we are using a modified version
 # Assume the dir is not modified
 MODIFIED="0"
diff --git a/version-override b/version-override
deleted file mode 100644
index 36d52e7d0e..0000000000
--- a/version-override
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.5.0-RC1	27196	0	1.5.0-RC1