diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d7fdda02e3...2738cab631 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
             OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_HASH
             OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
-ELSE(EXISTS "${BASE_PROJ_DIR}/.git")
-    set(GIT_BRANCH "Unknown")
-    set(GIT_COMMIT_HASH "Unknown")
 ENDIF(EXISTS "${BASE_PROJ_DIR}/.git")
 
 #Get the date