diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a5acb1b21..086073df4f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,21 +17,6 @@
 
 import setuptools
 
-# Disable version normalization performed by setuptools.setup()
-try:
-    # Try the approach of using sic(), added in setuptools 46.1.0
-    from setuptools import sic
-except ImportError:
-    # Try the approach of replacing packaging.version.Version
-    sic = lambda v: v
-    try:
-        # setuptools >=39.0.0 uses packaging from setuptools.extern
-        from setuptools.extern import packaging
-    except ImportError:
-        # setuptools <39.0.0 uses packaging from pkg_resources.extern
-        from pkg_resources.extern import packaging
-    packaging.version.Version = packaging.version.LegacyVersion
-
 
 # Package metadata.
 
@@ -84,7 +69,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name=name,
-    version=sic(version),
+    version=version,
     description=description,
     long_description=readme,
     author="Google LLC",