diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e0fa3c7..763a9e38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS += (
 )
 RAVEN_CONFIG = {
     'dsn': 'http://474617c96350412d80735900c6717b9a:330285c9034947a181cbae8b52bb15d8@88.198.17.35:9000/3',
-    'release': raven.fetch_git_sha(os.path.dirname(os.pardir)),
 }
 ```