diff --git a/mingw-w64-python-texttable/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-python-texttable/PKGBUILD
index c6a7f15f03..5766775af8 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-python-texttable/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-python-texttable/PKGBUILD
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ sha256sums=('2d2068fb55115807d3ac77a4ca68fa48803e84ebb0ee2340f858107a36522638')
 prepare() {
   cd "${srcdir}/${_realname}-${pkgver}"
 
-  # Set version for setuptools_scm
-  export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=${pkgver}
 }
 
 build() {