diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2af6416..fec79a42 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -455,11 +455,3 @@ add_custom_command(
    POST_BUILD
    COMMENT ${POST_BUILD_COMMENT}
 )
-
-# This causes the version file to be updated each time the sources change
-add_custom_command(
-    TARGET ${LIB_FSFW_NAME}
-    PRE_BUILD
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${FSFW_SOURCES_DIR}/FSFWVersion.h.in
-    COMMENT "${MSG_PREFIX} Updating FSFWVersion.h"
-)