diff --git a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
index cf73679e3..6b67998b7 100644
--- a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
+++ b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of E2fsprogs</title>
 
-    <para>Make sure the version date is in a format compatible with 
-    <command>configure</command>:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -i -e "s/July/Jul/" version.h</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>The E2fsprogs documentation recommends that the package be built in
     a subdirectory of the source tree: </para>