diff --git a/armada/__init__.py b/armada/__init__.py
index 1c59b688..e69de29b 100644
--- a/armada/__init__.py
+++ b/armada/__init__.py
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2017 The Armada Authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import pbr.version
-
-__all__ = ['__version__']
-
-version_info = pbr.version.VersionInfo('armada')
-try:
-    __version__ = version_info.version_string()
-except AttributeError:
-    __version__ = None