diff --git a/libthumbor/__init__.py b/libthumbor/__init__.py
index c1e3c99..0f29573 100644
--- a/libthumbor/__init__.py
+++ b/libthumbor/__init__.py
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@
 
 """libthumbor is the library used to access thumbor's images in python"""
 
-from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
-
 from libthumbor.crypto import CryptoURL  # NOQA
 from libthumbor.url import Url  # NOQA
 from libthumbor.url_signers.base64_hmac_sha1 import UrlSigner as Signer  # NOQA
-
-__project__ = "libthumbor"
-
-try:
-    __version__ = get_distribution(__project__).version
-except DistributionNotFound:
-    # Returns a local version. For tests.
-    __version__ = "{}-local".format(__project__)