diff --git a/llmfoundry/__init__.py b/llmfoundry/__init__.py
index 8815573c4c..343c5a3b51 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/__init__.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
             ' in LLM Foundry setup.py and update accordingly. The latest Docker image can be found in the README.',
         ) from e
 
-from llmfoundry._version import __version__
 from llmfoundry.utils.logging_utils import SpecificWarningFilter
 
 # Filter out Hugging Face warning for not using a pinned revision of the model
@@ -87,4 +86,4 @@
     'optim',
     'tokenizers',
     'utils',
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/llmfoundry/_version.py b/llmfoundry/_version.py
index a8256924a3..ce40be19de 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/_version.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/_version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 """The LLM Foundry Version."""
 
-__version__ = '0.10.0'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '0.10.0'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3417777a06..533b205c32 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import copy
 import os
-import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, Mapping
 
 import setuptools