diff --git a/control/__init__.py b/control/__init__.py
index e0edc96a2..649a90861 100644
--- a/control/__init__.py
+++ b/control/__init__.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 # Version information
 try:
-    from ._version import __version__, __commit__
+    from ._version import __version__
 except ImportError:
     __version__ = "dev"