diff --git a/src/create.c b/src/create.c
index 3de1c96d..5d09f35e 100644
--- a/src/create.c
+++ b/src/create.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,6 @@ start_header(name, st)
 	if (f_standard) {
 		header->header.linkflag = LF_NORMAL;	/* New default */
 		strcpy(header->header.magic, TMAGIC);	/* Mark as Unix Std */
-		/* Fill in the POSIX TVERSION field after magic.  */
-		header->header.magic[6] = header->header.magic[7] = '0';
 		finduname(header->header.uname, st->st_uid);
 		findgname(header->header.gname, st->st_gid);
 	}