diff --git a/spotipy/__init__.py b/spotipy/__init__.py
index b218c0a..da17893 100644
--- a/spotipy/__init__.py
+++ b/spotipy/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-VERSION='2.4.5'
-
 from .client import *
 from .oauth2 import *
-from .util import *
+from .util import *
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