diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5004c4b61..7e2dc9dbc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -241,10 +241,3 @@ setup(
             deluge = deluge.main:start_ui
             deluged = deluge.main:start_daemon
     """)
-    
-try:
-    f = open("deluge/data/revision", "w")
-    f.write("")
-    f.close()
-except:
-    pass