diff --git a/src/include/common/constants.h b/src/include/common/constants.h
index b367576a49..11092b2fe6 100644
--- a/src/include/common/constants.h
+++ b/src/include/common/constants.h
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define TO_STRING(ARG) #ARG
-
 #include <cstdint>
 
 namespace kuzu {
 namespace common {
 
-constexpr char KUZU_VERSION[] = TO_STRING(KUZU_CMAKE_VERSION);
+constexpr char KUZU_VERSION[] = KUZU_CMAKE_VERSION;
 
 constexpr uint64_t DEFAULT_VECTOR_CAPACITY_LOG_2 = 11;
 constexpr uint64_t DEFAULT_VECTOR_CAPACITY = (uint64_t)1 << DEFAULT_VECTOR_CAPACITY_LOG_2;