diff --git a/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb b/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb
index c21b973fd..678377460 100644
--- a/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb
+++ b/logstash-core-plugin-api/lib/logstash-core-plugin-api/version.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,5 @@ unless defined?(LOGSTASH_CORE_PLUGIN_API)
 end
 
 unless defined?(LOGSTASH_CORE_VERSION)
-  # PACKAGE_SUFFIX is declared in the artifact namespace from artifacts.rake
-  LOGSTASH_CORE_VERSION = defined?(PACKAGE_SUFFIX) ? "#{ALL_VERSIONS.fetch("logstash-core")}#{PACKAGE_SUFFIX}" : ALL_VERSIONS.fetch("logstash-core")
+  LOGSTASH_CORE_VERSION = ALL_VERSIONS.fetch("logstash-core")
 end
diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash-core/version.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash-core/version.rb
index c8340b1d6..8fb26f3f6 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash-core/version.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash-core/version.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ if !defined?(ALL_VERSIONS)
 end
 
 if !defined?(LOGSTASH_CORE_VERSION)
-  # PACKAGE_SUFFIX is declared in the artifact namespace from artifacts.rake
-  LOGSTASH_CORE_VERSION = defined?(PACKAGE_SUFFIX) ? "#{ALL_VERSIONS.fetch("logstash-core")}#{PACKAGE_SUFFIX}" : ALL_VERSIONS.fetch("logstash-core")
+  LOGSTASH_CORE_VERSION = ALL_VERSIONS.fetch("logstash-core")
 end