diff --git a/aodhclient/shell.py b/aodhclient/shell.py
index 776706a..c80dfeb 100644
--- a/aodhclient/shell.py
+++ b/aodhclient/shell.py
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ from cliff import commandmanager
 from keystoneauth1 import exceptions
 from keystoneauth1 import loading
 
+from aodhclient import __version__
 from aodhclient import client
 from aodhclient import noauth
 from aodhclient.v2 import alarm_cli
 from aodhclient.v2 import alarm_history_cli
 from aodhclient.v2 import capabilities_cli
-from aodhclient.version import __version__
 
 
 class AodhCommandManager(commandmanager.CommandManager):
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class AodhShell(app.App):
     def __init__(self):
         super(AodhShell, self).__init__(
             description='Aodh command line client',
-            # FIXME(sileht): get version from pbr
             version=__version__,
             command_manager=AodhCommandManager(None),
             deferred_help=True,
diff --git a/aodhclient/version.py b/aodhclient/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cbe1709..0000000
--- a/aodhclient/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-#
-
-import pbr.version
-
-
-__version__ = pbr.version.VersionInfo('aodhclient').version_string()