diff --git a/uri/release.py b/uri/release.py
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index c98a9a7..0000000
--- a/uri/release.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-
-"""Release information for the uri package."""
-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-from collections import namedtuple
-
-level_map = {'plan': '.dev'}
-
-version_info = namedtuple('version_info', ('major', 'minor', 'micro', 'releaselevel', 'serial'))(3, 0, 0, 'final', 0)
-version = ".".join([str(i) for i in version_info[:3]]) + \
-		((level_map.get(version_info.releaselevel, version_info.releaselevel[0]) + \
-		str(version_info.serial)) if version_info.releaselevel != 'final' else '')
-
-author = namedtuple('Author', ['name', 'email'])("Alice Bevan-McGregor", 'alice@gothcandy.com')
-
-description = "A type to represent, query, and manipulate a Uniform Resource Identifier."
-url = 'https://github.com/marrow/uri/'