diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
index 1830ad4e8f..ef51bac83f 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ func (d *Driver) String() string {
 
 func (d *Driver) Status() [][2]string {
 	status := [][2]string{}
-	if bv := BtrfsBuildVersion(); bv != "-" {
-		status = append(status, [2]string{"Build Version", bv})
-	}
 	if lv := BtrfsLibVersion(); lv != -1 {
 		status = append(status, [2]string{"Library Version", fmt.Sprintf("%d", lv)})
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version.go b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version.go
index 89ed85749d..8a96305b5a 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version.go
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ int my_btrfs_lib_version() {
 */
 import "C"
 
-func BtrfsBuildVersion() string {
-	return string(C.BTRFS_BUILD_VERSION)
-}
 func BtrfsLibVersion() int {
 	return int(C.BTRFS_LIB_VERSION)
 }
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_none.go b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_none.go
index 69a4e51cf8..d191d36f38 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_none.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_none.go
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ package btrfs
 // TODO(vbatts) remove this work-around once supported linux distros are on
 // btrfs utililties of >= 3.16.1
 
-func BtrfsBuildVersion() string {
-	return "-"
-}
 func BtrfsLibVersion() int {
 	return -1
 }
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_test.go b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_test.go
index d96e33f3df..02fb131553 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_test.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/version_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build linux
+// +build linux,!btrfs_noversion
 
 package btrfs
 
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestBuildVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	if len(BtrfsBuildVersion()) == 0 {
-		t.Errorf("expected output from btrfs build version, but got empty string")
+func TestLibVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	if BtrfsLibVersion() <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected output from btrfs lib version > 0")
 	}
 }