diff --git a/collectd_ceilometer/__init__.py b/collectd_ceilometer/__init__.py
index a78240e..50006ee 100644
--- a/collectd_ceilometer/__init__.py
+++ b/collectd_ceilometer/__init__.py
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@
 # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-"""Collectd Ceilometer plugin implementation"""
-import pbr.version
-
-__version__ = pbr.version.VersionInfo(
-    'collectd_ceilometer_plugin')
+"""Collectd Ceilometer plugin"""