diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 21e1fb663..1277afd35 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 name = tahoe-lafs
 
 [options]
-version = attr:allmydata._version.version
 description = secure, decentralized, fault-tolerant file store
 long_description = file: README.rst
 author = the Tahoe-LAFS project
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bf1ba938..000000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-setup()