diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
index 8cafd06ff0c4..b762176a1406 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 */

 #define DRV_NAME	"3c509"
-#define DRV_VERSION	"1.20"
-#define DRV_RELDATE	"04Feb2008"

 /* A few values that may be tweaked. */

@@ -87,13 +85,12 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/eisa.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/vermagic.h>

 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>

-static char version[] = DRV_NAME ".c:" DRV_VERSION " " DRV_RELDATE " becker@scyld.com\n";
-
 #ifdef EL3_DEBUG
 static int el3_debug = EL3_DEBUG;
 #else
@@ -547,8 +544,6 @@ static int el3_common_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	       dev->name, dev->base_addr, if_names[(dev->if_port & 0x03)],
 	       dev->dev_addr, dev->irq);

-	if (el3_debug > 0)
-		pr_info("%s", version);
 	return 0;

 }
@@ -1143,7 +1138,6 @@ el3_netdev_set_ecmd(struct net_device *dev,
 static void el3_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
 	strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
-	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 }

 static int el3_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c
index 1e233e2f0a5a..90312fcd6319 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c
@@ -22,12 +22,8 @@

 */

+#include <linux/vermagic.h>
 #define DRV_NAME		"3c515"
-#define DRV_VERSION		"0.99t-ac"
-#define DRV_RELDATE		"28-Oct-2002"
-
-static char *version =
-DRV_NAME ".c:v" DRV_VERSION " " DRV_RELDATE " becker@scyld.com and others\n";

 #define CORKSCREW 1

@@ -84,7 +80,6 @@ static int max_interrupt_work = 20;
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("3Com 3c515 Corkscrew driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);

 /* "Knobs" for adjusting internal parameters. */
 /* Put out somewhat more debugging messages. (0 - no msg, 1 minimal msgs). */
@@ -418,8 +413,6 @@ int init_module(void)
 	int found = 0;
 	if (debug >= 0)
 		corkscrew_debug = debug;
-	if (corkscrew_debug)
-		pr_debug("%s", version);
 	while (corkscrew_scan(-1))
 		found++;
 	return found ? 0 : -ENODEV;
@@ -429,16 +422,10 @@ int init_module(void)
 struct net_device *tc515_probe(int unit)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = corkscrew_scan(unit);
-	static int printed;

 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);

-	if (corkscrew_debug > 0 && !printed) {
-		printed = 1;
-		pr_debug("%s", version);
-	}
-
 	return dev;
 }
 #endif				/* not MODULE */
@@ -1540,7 +1527,6 @@ static void netdev_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
 	strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
-	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 	snprintf(info->bus_info, sizeof(info->bus_info), "ISA 0x%lx",
 		 dev->base_addr);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c
index d47cde6c5f08..09816e84314d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt

 #define DRV_NAME	"3c589_cs"
-#define DRV_VERSION	"1.162-ac"

 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -482,7 +481,6 @@ static void netdev_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
 	strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
-	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 	snprintf(info->bus_info, sizeof(info->bus_info),
 		"PCMCIA 0x%lx", dev->base_addr);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
index 14fce6658106..4383ee615793 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static const int multicast_filter_limit = 32;
 #include "typhoon.h"

 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Dillow <dave@thedillows.org>");
-MODULE_VERSION("1.0");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_FIRMWARE(FIRMWARE_NAME);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("3Com Typhoon Family (3C990, 3CR990, and variants)");
