diff --git a/cmake_modules/SwiftenConfig.cmake b/cmake_modules/SwiftenConfig.cmake
index 0d677fcd61ac9e0c1af4e7b2fe64acc9de2407ae..34217b3a7fd87100b8bebee1551a2038e41db8ef 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/SwiftenConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/SwiftenConfig.cmake
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ if( SWIFTEN_LIBRARY AND SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR )
 	find_program(SWIFTEN_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE NAMES swiften-config DOC "swiften-config executable" HINTS ../bin)
 	set( SWIFTEN_CFLAGS "" )
 	if (SWIFTEN_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
-		execute_process(
-			COMMAND ${SWIFTEN_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} --version
-			OUTPUT_VARIABLE SWIFTEN_VERSION)
-		string(REGEX MATCH "([0-9])" SWIFTEN_VERSION "${SWIFTEN_VERSION}")
-		message(STATUS "Swiften version ${SWIFTEN_VERSION}")
 		execute_process(
 			COMMAND ${SWIFTEN_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} --libs
 			OUTPUT_VARIABLE SWIFTEN_LIB)