diff --git a/comptime.bat b/comptime.bat
index 9e127f001..9028e2888 100644
--- a/comptime.bat
+++ b/comptime.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@ECHO OFF
 set BRA=Unknown
 set REV=illegal
 
@@ -13,20 +12,20 @@ goto filwri
 :gitrev
 set GIT=%2
 if "%GIT%"=="" set GIT=git
-FOR /F "usebackq" %%s IN (`%GIT% rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`) DO @SET BRA=%%s
-FOR /F "usebackq" %%s IN (`%GIT% rev-parse HEAD`) DO @SET REV=%%s
+for /f "usebackq" %%s in (`%GIT% rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`) do @set BRA=%%s
+for /f "usebackq" %%s in (`%GIT% rev-parse HEAD`) do @set REV=%%s
 set REV=%REV:~0,8%
 goto filwri
 
 :svnrev
 set BRA=Subversion
-FOR /F "usebackq" %%s IN (`svnversion .`) DO @SET REV=%%s
+for /f "usebackq" %%s in (`svnversion .`) do @set REV=%%s
 set REV=r%REV%
 goto filwri
 
 :filwri
-ECHO // Do not edit!  This file was autogenerated > %1\comptime.h
-ECHO // by the %0 batch file >> %1\comptime.h
-ECHO // >> %1\comptime.h
-ECHO const char* compbranch = "%BRA%"; >> %1\comptime.h
-ECHO const char* comprevision = "%REV%"; >> %1\comptime.h
+echo // Do not edit!  This file was autogenerated > %1\comptime.h
+echo // by the %0 batch file >> %1\comptime.h
+echo // >> %1\comptime.h
+echo const char* compbranch = "%BRA%"; >> %1\comptime.h
+echo const char* comprevision = "%REV%"; >> %1\comptime.h