diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/package.py b/rest_framework/tests/package.py
deleted file mode 100644
index db133b09a..000000000
--- a/rest_framework/tests/package.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-"""Tests for the rest_framework package setup."""
-from django.test import TestCase
-import rest_framework
-
-class TestVersion(TestCase):
-    """Simple sanity test to check the VERSION exists"""
-
-    def test_version(self):
-        """Ensure the VERSION exists."""
-        rest_framework.VERSION
-