diff --git a/pyani/scripts/parsers/__init__.py b/pyani/scripts/parsers/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/pyani/scripts/parsers/__init__.py
+++ b/pyani/scripts/parsers/__init__.py
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ from pyani.scripts.parsers import (
     listdeps_parser,
 )
 
-from pyani import __version__
-
 
 # Process command-line
 def parse_cmdline(argv: Optional[List] = None) -> Namespace:
Removed unnecessary import of `__version__`