diff --git a/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go b/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go
index fa20d3c0..24ca3191 100644
--- a/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go
+++ b/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, args []string) int {
 
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.Handle("GET /health", httphandler.NewHealthHandler())
-	mux.Handle("GET /version", httphandler.NewVersionHandler())
 	mux.Handle("GET "+*metricsPath, httphandler.New(logger, collectors, &httphandler.Options{
 		DisableExporterMetrics: *disableExporterMetrics,
 		TimeoutMargin:          *timeoutMargin,
diff --git a/internal/httphandler/version.go b/internal/httphandler/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ca94063b..00000000
--- a/internal/httphandler/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-// Copyright The Prometheus Authors
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-//go:build windows
-
-package httphandler
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-
-	"github.com/prometheus/common/version"
-)
-
-type VersionHandler struct{}
-
-// Same struct prometheus uses for their /version endpoint.
-// Separate copy to avoid pulling all of prometheus as a dependency.
-type prometheusVersion struct {
-	Version   string `json:"version"`
-	Revision  string `json:"revision"`
-	Branch    string `json:"branch"`
-	BuildUser string `json:"buildUser"`
-	BuildDate string `json:"buildDate"`
-	GoVersion string `json:"goVersion"`
-}
-
-// Interface guard.
-var _ http.Handler = (*VersionHandler)(nil)
-
-func NewVersionHandler() VersionHandler {
-	return VersionHandler{}
-}
-
-func (h VersionHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
-	// we can't use "version" directly as it is a package, and not an object that
-	// can be serialized.
-	err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(prometheusVersion{
-		Version:   version.Version,
-		Revision:  version.Revision,
-		Branch:    version.Branch,
-		BuildUser: version.BuildUser,
-		BuildDate: version.BuildDate,
-		GoVersion: version.GoVersion,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("error encoding JSON: %s", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/httphandler/version_test.go b/internal/httphandler/version_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d7ccfed6..00000000
--- a/internal/httphandler/version_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-// Copyright The Prometheus Authors
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-//go:build windows
-
-package httphandler_test
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/internal/httphandler"
-	"github.com/prometheus/common/version"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestVersionHandler(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	response := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	httphandler.NewVersionHandler().ServeHTTP(response, httptest.NewRequestWithContext(t.Context(), http.MethodGet, "/version", nil))
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.Code)
-
-	var got map[string]string
-	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(response.Body.Bytes(), &got))
-	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{
-		"version": version.Version, "revision": version.Revision,
-		"branch": version.Branch, "buildUser": version.BuildUser,
-		"buildDate": version.BuildDate, "goVersion": version.GoVersion,
-	}, got)
-}