diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index f818fef..2c412be 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     {
       "target_name": "nodelua",
       "variables": {
-        "lua_include": "<!(find /usr/include /usr/local/include -name lua.h | sed s/lua.h//)",
-	"lua_version": "<!(lua -v 2>&1 | grep -o '[0-9]\.[0-9]')"
+        "lua_include": "<!(find /usr/include /usr/local/include -name lua.h | sed s/lua.h//)"
         },
       "sources": [
         "src/utils.cc",