diff --git a/vdirsyncer/__init__.py b/vdirsyncer/__init__.py
index 15a8ede..2cbf8db 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/__init__.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/__init__.py
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 vdirsyncer is a synchronization tool for vdir. See the README for more details.
 '''
 
-import pkg_resources
 
 try:
-    from .version import version as __version__
+    from .version import version as __version__  # noqa
 except ImportError:
     raise ImportError(
         'Failed to find (autogenerated) version.py. '