diff --git a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel
index 9fb4c22..3930eb8 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_library")
-load(":kubernetes_version_def.bzl", "version_x_defs")
 
 go_library(
     name = "hyperkube_lib",
@@ -18,9 +17,24 @@
     ],
 )
 
+stamp_pkgs = [
+    "k8s.io/component-base/version",
+    "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version",
+]
+
+stamp_vars = [
+    "gitMajor",
+    "gitMinor",
+    "gitVersion",
+    "gitCommit",
+    "gitTreeState",
+    "buildDate",
+]
+
 go_binary(
     name = "hyperkube",
     embed = [":hyperkube_lib"],
+    stampsrcs = ["//build:stabler_status"],
     visibility = ["//metropolis/node:__pkg__"],
-    x_defs = version_x_defs(),
+    x_defs = {"%s.%s" % (pkg, var): "{STABLER_KUBERNETES_%s}" % var for pkg in stamp_pkgs for var in stamp_vars},
 )
diff --git a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/kubernetes_version_def.bzl b/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/kubernetes_version_def.bzl
deleted file mode 100644
index ddd1347..0000000
--- a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/kubernetes_version_def.bzl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#  Copyright 2020 The Monogon Project Authors.
-#
-#  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-#  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.
-
-# This reimplements k8s.io/kubernetes-compatible version_x_defs, while namespacing
-# stamp variables with KUBERNETES_*.
-# The generated build defs then are defines by the workspace status script, see
-# //build/print-workspace-status.sh.
-
-def version_x_defs():
-    stamp_pkgs = [
-        "k8s.io/component-base/version",
-        "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version",
-    ]
-
-    stamp_vars = [
-        "buildDate",
-        "gitCommit",
-        "gitTreeState",
-    ]
-
-    stable_stamp_vars = [
-        "gitMajor",
-        "gitMinor",
-        "gitVersion",
-    ]
-
-    # Generate the cross-product.
-    x_defs = {}
-    for pkg in stamp_pkgs:
-        for var in stamp_vars:
-            x_defs["%s.%s" % (pkg, var)] = "{KUBERNETES_%s}" % var
-    for pkg in stamp_pkgs:
-        for var in stable_stamp_vars:
-            x_defs["%s.%s" % (pkg, var)] = "{STABLE_KUBERNETES_%s}" % var
-    return x_defs