diff --git a/tasmota/i18n.h b/tasmota/i18n.h
index b84ce4265..17cd2fe53 100644
--- a/tasmota/i18n.h
+++ b/tasmota/i18n.h
@@ -797,8 +797,4 @@ const char HTTP_SNS_COLOR_BLUE[]    PROGMEM = "{s}%s "  D_COLOR_BLUE          "{
 const char HTTP_SNS_MILLILITERS[]   PROGMEM = "{s}%s "  D_VOLUME              "{m}%s " D_UNIT_MILLILITERS         "{e}";
 #endif  // USE_WEBSERVER
 
-const uint32_t MARKER_START = 0x5AA55AA5;
-const uint32_t MARKER_END = 0xA55AA55A;
-const uint32_t VERSION_MARKER[] PROGMEM = { MARKER_START, VERSION, MARKER_END };
-
 #endif  // _I18N_H_
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota.ino b/tasmota/tasmota.ino
index 5befb1a68..11c699f2d 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota.ino
@@ -320,8 +320,6 @@ void setup(void) {
   AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, PSTR(D_WARNING_MINIMAL_VERSION));
 #endif  // FIRMWARE_MINIMAL
 
-  memcpy_P(TasmotaGlobal.log_data, VERSION_MARKER, 1);  // Dummy for compiler saving VERSION_MARKER
-
   RtcInit();
 
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO_OTA