diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d1c3d768f..685b613a1c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ $(1) :=
 $(1)-yes :=
 endef
 
-ifdef CONFIG_RAISE_MAJOR
-RAISE_MAJOR = 100
-else
-RAISE_MAJOR = 0
-endif
-
 define DOSUBDIR
 $(foreach V,$(SUBDIR_VARS),$(eval $(call RESET,$(V))))
 SUBDIR := $(1)/
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e4862f6a35..18fbb73045 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ Configuration options:
   --enable-gray            enable full grayscale support (slower color)
   --disable-swscale-alpha  disable alpha channel support in swscale
   --disable-all            disable building components, libraries and programs
-  --enable-raise-major     increase major version numbers in sonames [no]
 
 Program options:
   --disable-programs       do not build command line programs
@@ -1692,7 +1691,6 @@ CONFIG_LIST="
     neon_clobber_test
     ossfuzz
     pic
-    raise_major
     thumb
     valgrind_backtrace
     xmm_clobber_test
diff --git a/ffbuild/library.mak b/ffbuild/library.mak
index cfc2d36067..22f1e4c37f 100644
--- a/ffbuild/library.mak
+++ b/ffbuild/library.mak
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $(TESTPROGS) $(TOOLS): %$(EXESUF): %.o
 	$$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDEXEFLAGS) $$(LD_O) $$(filter %.o,$$^) $$(THISLIB) $(FFEXTRALIBS) $$(ELIBS)
 
 $(SUBDIR)lib$(NAME).version: $(SUBDIR)version.h | $(SUBDIR)
-	$$(M) $$(SRC_PATH)/ffbuild/libversion.sh $(NAME) $$< $(RAISE_MAJOR) > $$@
+	$$(M) $$(SRC_PATH)/ffbuild/libversion.sh $(NAME) $$< > $$@
 
 $(SUBDIR)lib$(FULLNAME).pc: $(SUBDIR)version.h | $(SUBDIR)
 	$$(M) $$(SRC_PATH)/ffbuild/pkgconfig_generate.sh $(NAME) "$(DESC)"
diff --git a/ffbuild/libversion.sh b/ffbuild/libversion.sh
index 687adf28bc..990ce9f640 100755
--- a/ffbuild/libversion.sh
+++ b/ffbuild/libversion.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ toupper(){
 name=lib$1
 ucname=$(toupper ${name})
 file=$2
-raise_major=$3
 
 eval $(awk "/#define ${ucname}_VERSION_M/ { print \$2 \"=\" \$3 }" "$file")
-eval ${ucname}_VERSION_MAJOR=$((${ucname}_VERSION_MAJOR+${raise_major}))
 eval ${ucname}_VERSION=\$${ucname}_VERSION_MAJOR.\$${ucname}_VERSION_MINOR.\$${ucname}_VERSION_MICRO
 eval echo "${name}_VERSION=\$${ucname}_VERSION"
 eval echo "${name}_VERSION_MAJOR=\$${ucname}_VERSION_MAJOR"