diff --git a/doc/meta.xml b/doc/meta.xml
index ea8a363f0fd3..5266d83aea68 100644
--- a/doc/meta.xml
+++ b/doc/meta.xml
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ meta-attributes</title>
     package.</para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>
 
-  <varlistentry>
-    <term><varname>version</varname></term>
-    <listitem><para>Package version.</para></listitem>
-  </varlistentry>
-
   <varlistentry>
     <term><varname>branch</varname></term>
     <listitem><para>Release branch. Used to specify that a package is not