diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f82b51b823174e5f74235cff37aedf108284b43..d41231529d43d3704205d7bd8856e43c7274cf56 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2007,7 +2007,6 @@ sed -e '1s|#!.*/sh|#!$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
     -e 's|@SHELL_PATH@|$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
     -e 's|@@DIFF@@|$(DIFF_SQ)|' \
     -e 's/@@GIT_VERSION@@/$(GIT_VERSION)/g' \
-    -e 's|@@GIT_USER_AGENT@@|$(GIT_USER_AGENT_SQ)|g' \
     -e 's|@@LOCALEDIR@@|$(localedir_SQ)|g' \
     -e 's/@@NO_CURL@@/$(NO_CURL)/g' \
     -e 's/@@USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME@@/$(USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME)/g' \