diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index edb1d167c..08fe916e9 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -1018,10 +1018,8 @@ static void SV_SendServerInfo(INT32 node, tic_t servertime)
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.version = VERSION;
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.subversion = SUBVERSION;
 
-#ifdef DEVELOP
 	memcpy(netbuffer->u.serverinfo.commit,
 			comprevision_abbrev_bin, GIT_SHA_ABBREV);
-#endif
 
 	strncpy(netbuffer->u.serverinfo.application, SRB2APPLICATION,
 			sizeof netbuffer->u.serverinfo.application);
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index 48aa2cccb..c9277fac6 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -298,9 +298,7 @@ struct serverinfo_pak
 	char  application[MAXAPPLICATION];
 	UINT8 version;
 	UINT8 subversion;
-#ifdef DEVELOP
 	UINT8 commit[GIT_SHA_ABBREV];
-#endif
 	UINT8 numberofplayer;
 	UINT8 maxplayer;
 	UINT8 refusereason; // 0: joinable, 1: joins disabled, 2: full
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index d831c6072..7f8015438 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ extern "C" consvar_t cv_lua_profile, cv_menuframeskip;
 int    VERSION;
 int SUBVERSION;
 
-#ifdef DEVELOP
 UINT8 comprevision_abbrev_bin[GIT_SHA_ABBREV];
-#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DISCORDRPC
 #include "discord.h"
@@ -1412,7 +1410,6 @@ static void IdentifyVersion(void)
 #undef MUSICTEST
 }
 
-#ifdef DEVELOP
 static void
 D_AbbrevCommit (void)
 {
@@ -1424,7 +1421,6 @@ D_AbbrevCommit (void)
 				&comprevision_abbrev_bin[i]);
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 static void
 D_ConvertVersionNumbers (void)
@@ -1478,10 +1474,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	/* break the version string into version numbers, for netplay */
 	D_ConvertVersionNumbers();
-
-#ifdef DEVELOP
 	D_AbbrevCommit();
-#endif
 
 	// Print GPL notice for our console users (Linux)
 	CONS_Printf(
diff --git a/src/doomdef.h b/src/doomdef.h
index bbe767eee..f9f7b65f8 100644
--- a/src/doomdef.h
+++ b/src/doomdef.h
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ char *sizeu5(size_t num);
 extern int    VERSION;
 extern int SUBVERSION;
 
-#ifdef DEVELOP
 // 4 bytes handles 8 characters of a git object SHA. At
 // around 20k commits, we only need 6 characters for a unique
 // abbreviation. Maybe in another 20k commits, more than 8
@@ -522,7 +521,6 @@ extern int SUBVERSION;
 // P.S. 8 is also what comptime generates
 #define GIT_SHA_ABBREV (4)
 extern UINT8 comprevision_abbrev_bin[GIT_SHA_ABBREV];
-#endif
 
 extern boolean devparm; // development mode (-debug)