diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e7cd9bc18e2..088d7e4eac6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from setuptools import setup
 
-try:
-    setup(use_scm_version=True)
-except LookupError as e:
-    # .git has been removed, and this is not a package created by sdist
-    # This is the case e.g. of a remote deployment with PyCharm Professional
-    if not str(e).startswith("setuptools-scm was unable to detect version"):
-        raise
-    setup(version="999")
+setup(use_scm_version={"fallback_version": "999"})