diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 834eefd..2386da0 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ class clean(distutils.command.clean.clean):
 
 setup(
     name="rdiff-backup",
-    use_scm_version=True,
     description="Backup and Restore utility, easy to use, efficient, locally and remotely usable",
     long_description="""
         rdiff-backup is a simple backup tool which can be used locally and remotely,
@@ -355,5 +354,4 @@ setup(
             'psutil',
         ]
     },
-    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
 )