diff --git a/changelogs/1892.removal.rst b/changelogs/1892.removal.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86aa875a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/1892.removal.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove [version] section.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 42f63e49..2c573b6f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -11,9 +11,3 @@ line_length = 79
 lines_after_imports = 2
 lines_between_types = 1
 multi_line_output = 3
-
-[version]
-current_version = 19.12.0
-files = sanic/__version__.py
-current_version_pattern = __version__ = "{current_version}"
-new_version_pattern = __version__ = "{new_version}"