diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
index 9900aff3aa..dd00a1275e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ class Users(SysadminDashboardView):
             'msg': self.msg,
             'djangopid': os.getpid(),
             'modeflag': {'users': 'active-section'},
-            'edx_platform_version': getattr(settings, 'EDX_PLATFORM_VERSION_STRING', ''),
         }
         return render_to_response(self.template_name, context)
 
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ class Users(SysadminDashboardView):
             'msg': self.msg,
             'djangopid': os.getpid(),
             'modeflag': {'users': 'active-section'},
-            'edx_platform_version': getattr(settings, 'EDX_PLATFORM_VERSION_STRING', ''),
         }
         return render_to_response(self.template_name, context)
 
@@ -361,7 +359,6 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
             'msg': self.msg,
             'djangopid': os.getpid(),
             'modeflag': {'courses': 'active-section'},
-            'edx_platform_version': getattr(settings, 'EDX_PLATFORM_VERSION_STRING', ''),
         }
         return render_to_response(self.template_name, context)
 
@@ -413,7 +410,6 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
             'msg': self.msg,
             'djangopid': os.getpid(),
             'modeflag': {'courses': 'active-section'},
-            'edx_platform_version': getattr(settings, 'EDX_PLATFORM_VERSION_STRING', ''),
         }
         return render_to_response(self.template_name, context)
 
@@ -450,7 +446,6 @@ class Staffing(SysadminDashboardView):
             'msg': self.msg,
             'djangopid': os.getpid(),
             'modeflag': {'staffing': 'active-section'},
-            'edx_platform_version': getattr(settings, 'EDX_PLATFORM_VERSION_STRING', ''),
         }
         return render_to_response(self.template_name, context)
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/sysadmin_dashboard.html b/lms/templates/sysadmin_dashboard.html
index edd7ce315c..a53bf3939b 100644
--- a/lms/templates/sysadmin_dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/sysadmin_dashboard.html
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ textarea {
 %endif
   </section>
   <div style="text-align:right; float: right"><span id="djangopid">'Django PID': ${djangopid}</span>
-  ## Translators: A version number appears after this string
-  | <span id="edxver">${_('Platform Version')}: ${edx_platform_version}</span></div>
+  </div>
 </div>
 </section>