diff --git a/src/codegate/__init__.py b/src/codegate/__init__.py
index 7b8aeefe..106a1d9d 100644
--- a/src/codegate/__init__.py
+++ b/src/codegate/__init__.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
     __version__ = "unknown"
     __description__ = "codegate"
 
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
-__description__ = "A configurable service gateway"
-
 __all__ = ["Config", "ConfigurationError", "LogFormat", "LogLevel", "setup_logging"]
 
 # Set up null handler to avoid "No handler found" warnings.