diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2d1980bb6ae4de5651da329bd794b58b2c8f7e0d..4c7f1a14caf64e102a15332a7acc903e5dbb28aa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import distutils
 from contextlib import redirect_stdout
 from importlib import import_module
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('doc'))
-from version_from_git import version_number_from_git
 
 
 quick_tests = [