diff --git a/lib32-mesa/PKGBUILD b/lib32-mesa/PKGBUILD
index 398c3be..14db69c 100644
--- a/lib32-mesa/PKGBUILD
+++ b/lib32-mesa/PKGBUILD
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pkgname=(
 _mesaver=23.2.1
 pkgver=${_mesaver//-/.}.chos1
 pkgrel=2
-epoch=1
 pkgdesc="An open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification (32-bit)"
 url="https://www.mesa3d.org/"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ prepare() {
   # Include package release in version string so Chromium invalidates
   # its GPU cache; otherwise it can cause pages to render incorrectly.
   # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/2020604
-  echo "$pkgver-chos$epoch.$pkgrel" >VERSION
+  echo "$pkgver-$pkgrel" >VERSION
 
   local src
   for src in "${source[@]}"; do
diff --git a/mesa/PKGBUILD b/mesa/PKGBUILD
index f252d2d..09c4cf2 100644
--- a/mesa/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mesa/PKGBUILD
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pkgname=(
 _mesaver=23.2.1
 pkgver=${_mesaver//-/.}.chos1
 pkgrel=2
-epoch=1
 pkgdesc="An open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification"
 url="https://www.mesa3d.org/"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ prepare() {
   # Include package release in version string so Chromium invalidates
   # its GPU cache; otherwise it can cause pages to render incorrectly.
   # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/2020604
-  echo "$pkgver-chos$epoch.$pkgrel" >VERSION
+  echo "$pkgver-$pkgrel" >VERSION
 
   local src
   for src in "${source[@]}"; do