diff --git a/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite/internal_gengo/main.go b/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite/internal_gengo/main.go
index 6e47846a..020a0e4e 100644
--- a/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite/internal_gengo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite/internal_gengo/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite/internal/editionssupport"
 	"github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite/internal/encoding/tag"
 	"github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite/internal/genid"
-	"github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite/internal/version"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
 
@@ -36,9 +35,6 @@ var (
 	SupportedEditionsMaximum = editionssupport.Maximum
 )
 
-// GenerateVersionMarkers specifies whether to generate version markers.
-var GenerateVersionMarkers = true
-
 // Standard library dependencies.
 const (
 	base64Package  = protogen.GoImportPath("encoding/base64")
@@ -83,17 +79,6 @@ func GenerateFile(gen *protogen.Plugin, file *protogen.File) *protogen.Generated
 	g.P(packageDoc, "package ", f.GoPackageName)
 	g.P()
 
-	// Emit a static check that enforces a minimum version of the proto package.
-	if GenerateVersionMarkers {
-		g.P("const (")
-		g.P("// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.")
-		g.P("_ = ", protoimplPackage.Ident("EnforceVersion"), "(", protoimpl.GenVersion, " - ", protoimplPackage.Ident("MinVersion"), ")")
-		g.P("// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.")
-		g.P("_ = ", protoimplPackage.Ident("EnforceVersion"), "(", protoimplPackage.Ident("MaxVersion"), " - ", protoimpl.GenVersion, ")")
-		g.P(")")
-		g.P()
-	}
-
 	for i, imps := 0, f.Desc.Imports(); i < imps.Len(); i++ {
 		genImport(gen, g, f, imps.Get(i))
 	}
@@ -127,20 +112,6 @@ func genStandaloneComments(g *protogen.GeneratedFile, f *fileInfo, n int32) {
 func genGeneratedHeader(gen *protogen.Plugin, g *protogen.GeneratedFile, f *fileInfo) {
 	g.P("// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-lite. DO NOT EDIT.")
 
-	if GenerateVersionMarkers {
-		g.P("// versions:")
-		protocGenGoVersion := version.String()
-		protocVersion := "(unknown)"
-		if v := gen.Request.GetCompilerVersion(); v != nil {
-			protocVersion = fmt.Sprintf("v%v.%v.%v", v.GetMajor(), v.GetMinor(), v.GetPatch())
-			if s := v.GetSuffix(); s != "" {
-				protocVersion += "-" + s
-			}
-		}
-		g.P("// \tprotoc-gen-go-lite ", protocGenGoVersion)
-		g.P("// \tprotoc        ", protocVersion)
-	}
-
 	if f.Proto.GetOptions().GetDeprecated() {
 		g.P("// ", f.Desc.Path(), " is a deprecated file.")
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/cmd/generate-protos/main.go b/internal/cmd/generate-protos/main.go
index 18e15cb7..eb46455d 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/generate-protos/main.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/generate-protos/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func init() {
 		protogen.Options{}.Run(func(gen *protogen.Plugin) error {
 			for _, file := range gen.Files {
 				if file.Generate {
-					gengo.GenerateVersionMarkers = false
 					gengo.GenerateFile(gen, file)
 					generateIdentifiers(gen, file)
 					generateSourceContextStringer(gen, file)