diff --git a/doc/lispref/elisp.texi b/doc/lispref/elisp.texi
index 248ba2476f7..5a04995bb0e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/elisp.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/elisp.texi
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 @tex
 @ifset smallbook
 @fonttextsize 10
-@set EMACSVER 22.1
 \global\let\urlcolor=\Black % don't print links in grayscale
 \global\let\linkcolor=\Black
 @end ifset