diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index cc0709e0a..12a8a6b22 100755
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -679,9 +679,6 @@ def main(args):
         return 1
 
     if args.nightly:
-        args.version = increment_minor_version(args.version)
-        args.version = "{}~n{}".format(args.version,
-                                       datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M"))
         args.iteration = 0
 
     # Pre-build checks