diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs
index 7b5898b9..248cd3f6 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
         }
 
 
+        public static string Version {
+            get {
+                return Defines.VERSION;
+            }
+        }
+
+
         // Strange magic needed by Platform ()
         [DllImport ("libc")]
         static extern int uname (IntPtr buf);
diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparklePlatform.cs b/SparkleLib/SparklePlatform.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0601a7d0..00000000
--- a/SparkleLib/SparklePlatform.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-//   SparkleShare, a collaboration and sharing tool.
-//   Copyright (C) 2010  Hylke Bons <hylkebons@gmail.com>
-//
-//   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-//   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-//   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-//   (at your option) any later version.
-//
-//   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-//   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-//   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-//   GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-//   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-//   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Xml;
-
-using Mono.Unix;
-
-namespace SparkleLib {
-
-
-
-}
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs
index 1f61f14b..8177789e 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ using MonoMac.Foundation;
 using MonoMac.AppKit;
 using MonoMac.ObjCRuntime;
 using MonoMac.WebKit;
-using SparkleLib;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
             };
 
             VersionTextField = new NSTextField () {
-                StringValue     = Defines.VERSION,
+                StringValue     = SparkleShare.Controller.Version,
                 Frame           = new RectangleF (22, Frame.Height - 94, 318, 22),
                 BackgroundColor = NSColor.White,
                 Bordered        = false,
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs
index 5484c99b..19ee9c8d 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 
 using Gtk;
-using SparkleLib;
 using Mono.Unix;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
             box.ModifyBg (StateType.Normal, new TreeView ().Style.Base (StateType.Normal));
 
                 Label header = new Label () {
-                    Markup = "<span font_size='xx-large'>SparkleShare</span>\n<span fgcolor='" + secondary_text_color + "'><small>" + Defines.VERSION + "</small></span>",
+                    Markup = "<span font_size='xx-large'>SparkleShare</span>\n<span fgcolor='" + secondary_text_color + "'><small>" + SparkleShare.SparkleController.Version + "</small></span>",
                     Xalign = 0,
                     Xpad = 18,
                     Ypad = 18
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
index 5b8c8e5b..739f146e 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
@@ -985,6 +985,13 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         }
 
 
+        public string Version {
+            get {
+                return SparkleBackend.Version;
+            }
+        }
+
+
         public void CheckForNewVersion ()
         {
             WebClient web_client = new WebClient ();