diff --git a/swank-loader.lisp b/swank-loader.lisp

index 7bb81da..7bc0a94 100644

--- a/swank-loader.lisp

+++ b/swank-loader.lisp

@@ -136,16 +136,7 @@ operating system, and hardware architecture."

 (defun string-starts-with (string prefix)

   (string-equal string prefix :end1 (min (length string) (length prefix))))

-(defun slime-version-string ()

-  "Return a string identifying the SLIME version.

-Return nil if nothing appropriate is available."

-  (with-open-file (s (merge-pathnames "slime.el" *source-directory*)

-                     :if-does-not-exist nil)

-    (loop with prefix = ";; Version: "

-          for line = (read-line s nil :eof)

-          until (eq line :eof)

-          when (string-starts-with line prefix)

-            return (subseq line (length prefix)))))

+(defun slime-version-string () "2.19")

 (defun default-fasl-dir ()

   (merge-pathnames