diff --git a/axes/__init__.py b/axes/__init__.py
index e3011df..d2719e6 100644
--- a/axes/__init__.py
+++ b/axes/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-try:
-    from importlib.metadata import version  # New in Python 3.8
-except ImportError:
-    from pkg_resources import get_distribution  # from setuptools, deprecated
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
-    __version__ = get_distribution("django-axes").version
-else:
-    __version__ = version("django-axes")
+__version__ = version("django-axes")