diff --git a/tools/version.sh b/tools/version.sh
index a2f81290d..81ffe06b2 100755
--- a/tools/version.sh
+++ b/tools/version.sh
@@ -144,17 +144,6 @@ perl -pi~ -e '
 	}
 	' org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.*.feature/pom.xml
 
-perl -pi~ -e '
-	if ($ARGV ne $old_argv) {
-		$seen_version = 0;
-		$old_argv = $ARGV;
-	}
-	if ($seen_version < 5) {
-		$seen_version++ if
-		s{<(version)>.*</\1>}{<${1}>'"$POM_V"'</${1}>};
-	}
-	' org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.updatesite/pom.xml
-
 perl -pi~ -e '
 	if ($ARGV ne $old_argv) {
 		$seen_version = 0;