diff --git a/bfd/.Sanitize b/bfd/.Sanitize
index 6911f15ec9c..90289a9b68b 100644
--- a/bfd/.Sanitize
+++ b/bfd/.Sanitize
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Makefile.in
 PORTING
 README
 TODO
-VERSION
 acconfig.h
 acinclude.m4
 aclocal.m4
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 81f6dc2d0c6..42ff430cd99 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Thu Jul 31 19:55:36 1997  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 	* Makefile.in: Now built with automake.
 	* aclocal.m4: Now built with aclocal.
 	* config.in, configure: Rebuild.
+	* VERSION: Remove.
 
 Thu Jul 31 12:09:20 1997  Geoff Keating  <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
 
diff --git a/bfd/VERSION b/bfd/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 9237401c7bc..00000000000
--- a/bfd/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-cygnus-2.8.1