diff --git a/modules/lang/org/config.el b/modules/lang/org/config.el
index 78306338d..e663719d3 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/config.el
@@ -892,12 +892,3 @@ compelling reason, so..."
       (org-clock-load))
     :config
     (add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'org-clock-save)))
-
-
-;; HACK A necessary hack because org requires a compilation step after being
-;; cloned, and during that compilation a org-version.el is generated with these
-;; two functions, which return the output of a 'git describe ...' call in the
-;; repo's root. Of course, this command won't work in a sparse clone, and more
-;; than that, initiating these compilation step is a hassle, so...
-(defun org-release () "")
-(defun org-git-version () "")
diff --git a/modules/lang/org/init.el b/modules/lang/org/init.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..636d73b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/lang/org/init.el
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+;;; lang/org/init.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; HACK A necessary hack because org requires a compilation step after being
+;; cloned, and during that compilation a org-version.el is generated with these
+;; two functions, which return the output of a 'git describe ...' call in the
+;; repo's root. Of course, this command won't work in a sparse clone, and more
+;; than that, initiating these compilation step is a hassle, so...
+(fset 'org-release #'ignore)
+(fset 'org-git-version #'ignore)