diff --git a/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
index 342e351f9f2..d8aeac5e583 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
@@ -26,4 +26,3 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 # This is for backwards compat.  Code should be ported to get these from
 # ansible.release instead of from here.
 from ansible.release import __version__, __author__
-__version__ = '2.1.0.0'