diff --git a/ObsoleteFiles.inc b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
index b90ac11dfc69..8f5da0483a87 100644
--- a/ObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 #   xargs -n1 | sort | uniq -d;
 # done
 
+# 20250521: don't install zoneinfo version
+OLD_FILES+=usr/share/zoneinfo/version
+
 # 20250516: NDFREE(9) -> NDFREE_PNBUF(9)
 OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man9/NDFREE.9.gz
 
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
index e3111c915a93..993f9abaeeb3 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ install-zoneinfo:
 	    ${CONTRIBDIR}/zone.tab ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${CONTRIBDIR}/zone1970.tab ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
-	    ${CONTRIBDIR}/version ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/
 
 afterinstall:
 #