diff --git a/test/decode_perf_test.cc b/test/decode_perf_test.cc
index 383fd2d8964..8952b3a9e31 100644
--- a/test/decode_perf_test.cc
+++ b/test/decode_perf_test.cc
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include "test/md5_helper.h"
 #include "test/util.h"
 #include "test/webm_video_source.h"
+#include "vpx/vpx_codec.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/vpx_timer.h"
 #include "./ivfenc.h"
-#include "./vpx_version.h"
 
 using std::make_tuple;
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TEST_P(DecodePerfTest, PerfTest) {
 
   printf("{\n");
   printf("\t\"type\" : \"decode_perf_test\",\n");
-  printf("\t\"version\" : \"%s\",\n", VERSION_STRING_NOSP);
+  printf("\t\"version\" : \"%s\",\n", vpx_codec_version_str());
   printf("\t\"videoName\" : \"%s\",\n", video_name);
   printf("\t\"threadCount\" : %u,\n", threads);
   printf("\t\"decodeTimeSecs\" : %f,\n", elapsed_secs);
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ TEST_P(VP9NewEncodeDecodePerfTest, PerfTest) {
 
   printf("{\n");
   printf("\t\"type\" : \"decode_perf_test\",\n");
-  printf("\t\"version\" : \"%s\",\n", VERSION_STRING_NOSP);
+  printf("\t\"version\" : \"%s\",\n", vpx_codec_version_str());
   printf("\t\"videoName\" : \"%s\",\n", kNewEncodeOutputFile);
   printf("\t\"threadCount\" : %u,\n", threads);
   printf("\t\"decodeTimeSecs\" : %f,\n", elapsed_secs);
diff --git a/test/encode_perf_test.cc b/test/encode_perf_test.cc
index b97a948e1a0..5a79c70bc80 100644
--- a/test/encode_perf_test.cc
+++ b/test/encode_perf_test.cc
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <string>
 #include "third_party/googletest/src/include/gtest/gtest.h"
-#include "./vpx_config.h"
-#include "./vpx_version.h"
 #include "test/codec_factory.h"
 #include "test/encode_test_driver.h"
 #include "test/i420_video_source.h"
 #include "test/util.h"
 #include "test/y4m_video_source.h"
+#include "vpx/vpx_codec.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/vpx_timer.h"
 
 namespace {
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ TEST_P(VP9EncodePerfTest, PerfTest) {
 
         printf("{\n");
         printf("\t\"type\" : \"encode_perf_test\",\n");
-        printf("\t\"version\" : \"%s\",\n", VERSION_STRING_NOSP);
+        printf("\t\"version\" : \"%s\",\n", vpx_codec_version_str());
         printf("\t\"videoName\" : \"%s\",\n", display_name.c_str());
         printf("\t\"encodeTimeSecs\" : %f,\n", elapsed_secs);
         printf("\t\"totalFrames\" : %u,\n", frames);