--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2343,11 +2343,6 @@
 set(EXTRA_CFLAGS ${_EXTRA_CFLAGS})
 
 # Compat helpers for the configuration files
-if(NOT CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
-  # TODO: we need a Windows script, too
-  execute_process(COMMAND sh ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/build-scripts/updaterev.sh
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SDL2_BINARY_DIR})
-endif()
 if(NOT WINDOWS OR CYGWIN OR MINGW)
 
   set(prefix ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})