diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 8b23ee0b9..24b6a1493 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -55,15 +55,6 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Treeherder'
 copyright = u'Mozilla and other contributors'
 
-# The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
-# |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
-# built documents.
-#
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = 'prototype'
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = 'prototype'
-
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
 # language = None