diff --git a/grunt/config/jsx/debug.json b/grunt/config/jsx/debug.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1596c562e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grunt/config/jsx/debug.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "debug": true,
+    "constants": {
+        "__DEV__": true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/grunt/config/jsx/jsx.js b/grunt/config/jsx/jsx.js
index d1602f6f91..b8a049da92 100644
--- a/grunt/config/jsx/jsx.js
+++ b/grunt/config/jsx/jsx.js
@@ -1,24 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var grunt = require('grunt');
-
 var rootIDs = [
   "React"
 ];
 
-var getDebugConfig = function() {
-  return {
-    "debug": true,
-    "constants": {
-      "__VERSION__": grunt.config.data.pkg.version,
-      "__DEV__": true
-    }
-  };
-};
-
 var debug = {
   rootIDs: rootIDs,
-  getConfig: getDebugConfig,
+  configFile: "grunt/config/jsx/debug.json",
   sourceDir: "src",
   outputDir: "build/modules"
 };
@@ -27,7 +15,7 @@ var jasmine = {
   rootIDs: [
     "all"
   ],
-  getConfig: getDebugConfig,
+  configFile: debug.configFile,
   sourceDir: "vendor/jasmine",
   outputDir: "build/jasmine"
 };
@@ -37,37 +25,18 @@ var test = {
     "test/all.js",
     "**/__tests__/*.js"
   ]),
-  getConfig: function() {
-    return {
-      "debug": true,
-      "mocking": true,
-      "constants": {
-        "__VERSION__": grunt.config.data.pkg.version,
-        "__DEV__": true
-      }
-    };
-  },
+  configFile: "grunt/config/jsx/test.json",
   sourceDir: "src",
   outputDir: "build/modules"
 };
 
-
 var release = {
   rootIDs: rootIDs,
-  getConfig: function() {
-    return {
-      "debug": false,
-      "constants": {
-        "__VERSION__": grunt.config.data.pkg.version,
-        "__DEV__": false
-      }
-    };
-  },
+  configFile: "grunt/config/jsx/release.json",
   sourceDir: "src",
   outputDir: "build/modules"
 };
 
-
 module.exports = {
   debug: debug,
   jasmine: jasmine,
diff --git a/grunt/config/jsx/release.json b/grunt/config/jsx/release.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dd48f20fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grunt/config/jsx/release.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "debug": false,
+    "constants": {
+        "__DEV__": false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/grunt/config/jsx/test.json b/grunt/config/jsx/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e897023aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grunt/config/jsx/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "debug": true,
+    "mocking": true,
+    "constants": {
+        "__DEV__": true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/grunt/tasks/jsx.js b/grunt/tasks/jsx.js
index 62bcecff70..290816711f 100644
--- a/grunt/tasks/jsx.js
+++ b/grunt/tasks/jsx.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
   });
 
   args.push.apply(args, rootIDs);
-  args.push("--config" /* from stdin */);
+  args.push("--config", config.configFile);
 
   var child = spawn({
     cmd: "bin/jsx",
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ module.exports = function() {
     }
   });
 
-  child.stdin.write(JSON.stringify(config.getConfig()));
-  child.stdin.end();
-
   child.stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
   child.stderr.pipe(process.stderr);
 };
diff --git a/src/.jshintrc b/src/.jshintrc
index f098432e6d..60ff8d05c2 100644
--- a/src/.jshintrc
+++ b/src/.jshintrc
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   "unused": "vars",
 
   "globals": {
-    "__VERSION__": false,
     "__DEV__": false,
     "require": false,
     "module": false,
diff --git a/src/core/React.js b/src/core/React.js
index bee85668e9..1d7d9c3a0e 100644
--- a/src/core/React.js
+++ b/src/core/React.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ var ReactDefaultInjection = require('ReactDefaultInjection');
 ReactDefaultInjection.inject();
 
 var React = {
-  version: __VERSION__,
   DOM: ReactDOM,
   PropTypes: ReactPropTypes,
   initializeTouchEvents: function(shouldUseTouch) {