diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index 730d61c82..a5f50766d 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import sys
 from os import path
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 __version__ = '0.6.2+'
 __released__ = '0.6.2'