diff --git a/metropolis/installer/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/installer/BUILD.bazel
index 0fb1659..d995777 100644
--- a/metropolis/installer/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/installer/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
     name = "installer_lib",
     srcs = ["main.go"],
     embedsrcs = [
+        "//build:copyright_line.txt",  #keep
         "//metropolis/node/abloader",  #keep
     ],
     importpath = "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/installer",
-    stampsrcs = ["//build:stabler_status"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-    x_defs = {
-        "copyrightLine": "{STABLER_MONOGON_copyright}",
-    },
     deps = [
         "//osbase/blockdev",
         "//osbase/bringup",
diff --git a/metropolis/installer/main.go b/metropolis/installer/main.go
index 3d2df41..baf9cc8 100644
--- a/metropolis/installer/main.go
+++ b/metropolis/installer/main.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 //go:embed metropolis/node/abloader/abloader_bin.efi
 var abloader []byte
 
-// Filled at linking time.
+//go:embed build/copyright_line.txt
 var copyrightLine string
 
 const mib = 1024 * 1024
diff --git a/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/BUILD.bazel
index 2cae5df..f67e9b9 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@
         "statusbar.go",
         "tconsole.go",
     ],
+    embedsrcs = [
+        "//build:copyright_line.txt",  #keep
+    ],
     importpath = "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/node/core/tconsole",
-    stampsrcs = ["//build:stabler_status"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    x_defs = {
-        "copyrightLine": "{STABLER_MONOGON_copyright}",
-    },
     deps = [
         "//metropolis/node/core/network",
         "//metropolis/node/core/roleserve",
diff --git a/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/page_status.go b/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/page_status.go
index 8b08b23..7a139ac 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/page_status.go
+++ b/metropolis/node/core/tconsole/page_status.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package tconsole
 
 import (
+	_ "embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 	"source.monogon.dev/version"
 )
 
-// Filled at linking time.
+//go:embed build/copyright_line.txt
 var copyrightLine string
 
 // pageStatusData encompasses all data to be shown within the status page.
diff --git a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel
index 3930eb8..e87e738 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/node/kubernetes/hyperkube/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,24 +17,8 @@
     ],
 )
 
-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 = {"%s.%s" % (pkg, var): "{STABLER_KUBERNETES_%s}" % var for pkg in stamp_pkgs for var in stamp_vars},
 )