diff --git a/src/or/or.h b/src/or/or.h
index f5f6af2a8c..ec9cf57fe3 100644
--- a/src/or/or.h
+++ b/src/or/or.h
@@ -845,12 +845,12 @@ typedef struct networkstatus_t {
 typedef struct {
   /** List of routerinfo_t. */
   smartlist_t *routers;
-  /** Which versions of tor are recommended by this directory? */
-  char *software_versions;
   /** When was the most recent directory that contributed to this list
    * published? */
   time_t published_on;
 #if 0
+  /** Which versions of tor are recommended by this directory? */
+  char *software_versions;
   time_t running_routers_updated_on;
   /** What is the most recently received running_routers structure? */
   running_routers_t *running_routers;
diff --git a/src/or/routerlist.c b/src/or/routerlist.c
index f9a41d4c12..fbcf713e2e 100644
--- a/src/or/routerlist.c
+++ b/src/or/routerlist.c
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ routerlist_free(routerlist_t *rl)
   SMARTLIST_FOREACH(rl->routers, routerinfo_t *, r,
                     routerinfo_free(r));
   smartlist_free(rl->routers);
-  tor_free(rl->software_versions);
   tor_free(rl);
 }
 
@@ -1305,9 +1304,6 @@ router_load_routerlist_from_directory(const char *s,
     });
     smartlist_clear(new_list->routers);
     routerlist->published_on = new_list->published_on;
-    tor_free(routerlist->software_versions);
-    routerlist->software_versions = new_list->software_versions;
-    new_list->software_versions = NULL;
     routerlist_free(new_list);
     control_event_descriptors_changed(changed);
     smartlist_free(changed);
diff --git a/src/or/routerparse.c b/src/or/routerparse.c
index e9f551d479..47808d914a 100644
--- a/src/or/routerparse.c
+++ b/src/or/routerparse.c
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ router_parse_routerlist_from_directory(const char *str,
     goto err;
   }
 
-  new_dir->software_versions = versions; versions = NULL;
   new_dir->published_on = published_on;
 
   SMARTLIST_FOREACH(tokens, directory_token_t *, tok, token_free(tok));