diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmx-config.h b/hw/dmx/dmx-config.h
index c435ece2ee..83a2cfbd72 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmx-config.h
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmx-config.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
     ((month)     *       100) + \
     ((day)       *         1)
 #define VENDOR_RELEASE  DMX_VENDOR_RELEASE(1,2,2007,4,24)
-#define VENDOR_STRING   "DMX Project"
 
 /* Enable the DMX extension */
 #define DMXEXT
diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c b/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
index f80e58666a..07f147ceb2 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
@@ -569,11 +569,10 @@ InitOutput(ScreenInfo * pScreenInfo, int argc, char *argv[])
             year += 2000;
 
         dmxLog(dmxInfo, "Generation:         %lu\n", dmxGeneration);
-        dmxLog(dmxInfo, "DMX version:        %d.%d.%02d%02d%02d (%s)\n",
-               major, minor, year, month, day, VENDOR_STRING);
+        dmxLog(dmxInfo, "DMX version:        %d.%d.%02d%02d%02d\n",
+               major, minor, year, month, day);
 
         SetVendorRelease(VENDOR_RELEASE);
-        SetVendorString(VENDOR_STRING);
 
         dmxLog(dmxInfo, "MAXSCREENS:         %d\n", MAXSCREENS);