diff --git a/misc/mkassets.sh b/misc/mkassets.sh
index c86b0ca9..63e8f56e 100755
--- a/misc/mkassets.sh
+++ b/misc/mkassets.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ make dist
 
 # Extract release tarball and version
 tar xf assets/anklang-*.tar.zst -C $BUILDDIR --strip-components=1
-(cd $BUILDDIR && misc/version.sh | cut -d\  -f1)	> assets.ver
-
-# Extract initial release NEWS.md section
-sed '0,/^##/ n; /^##/{ s/.*//; q; }' $BUILDDIR/NEWS.md	> assets.txt
 
 # Copy populated .dlcache/ to speed up builds
 test -d .dlcache/ && cp -a --reflink=auto .dlcache/ $BUILDDIR/