diff --git a/flat_tree/__init__.py b/flat_tree/__init__.py
index 3713d5b..58873bd 100644
--- a/flat_tree/__init__.py
+++ b/flat_tree/__init__.py
@@ -2,14 +2,3 @@
 
 from flat_tree.accessor import FlatTreeAccessor  # noqa
 from flat_tree.iterator import FlatTreeIterator  # noqa
-
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
-
-try:
-    __version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution("flat_tree").version
-except Exception:
-    __version__ = "unknown"