diff --git a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
index 2cb1a6ab80..eb764f495c 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
@@ -298,9 +298,7 @@ __version__ = '0.0.1'
 
 """
 
-hooks_template = """from . import __version__ as app_version
-
-app_name = "{app_name}"
+hooks_template = """app_name = "{app_name}"
 app_title = "{app_title}"
 app_publisher = "{app_publisher}"
 app_description = "{app_description}"