diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-libav/update b/srcpkgs/gst-libav/update
index fa0eefb92c2..d878ca38b1e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-libav/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-libav/update
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-version=${version/1:/}
 ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/update b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/update
index 32257c3e19a..bfef6c041a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=${pkgname/1/}
-version=${version/1:/}
 ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/update b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/update
index 32257c3e19a..bfef6c041a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=${pkgname/1/}
-version=${version/1:/}
 ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-good1/update b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-good1/update
index 32257c3e19a..bfef6c041a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-good1/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-good1/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=${pkgname/1/}
-version=${version/1:/}
 ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-ugly1/update b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-ugly1/update
index 32257c3e19a..bfef6c041a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-ugly1/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-ugly1/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=${pkgname/1/}
-version=${version/1:/}
 ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst1-python/update b/srcpkgs/gst1-python/update
index 32257c3e19a..bfef6c041a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst1-python/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst1-python/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=${pkgname/1/}
-version=${version/1:/}
 ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/update b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/update
index 32257c3e19a..bfef6c041a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=${pkgname/1/}
-version=${version/1:/}
 ignore="1.*[13579].*"