diff --git a/src/popup/app/settings.js b/src/popup/app/settings.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bb40a845e4d..00000000000
--- a/src/popup/app/settings.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-angular.module('bit')
-.constant('appSettings', { 'version': '0.0.1' });
diff --git a/src/popup/app/settings/settingsAboutController.js b/src/popup/app/settings/settingsAboutController.js
index 2d7e3670837..e946daed36a 100644
--- a/src/popup/app/settings/settingsAboutController.js
+++ b/src/popup/app/settings/settingsAboutController.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 angular
     .module('bit.settings')
 
-    .controller('settingsAboutController', function ($scope, appSettings) {
+    .controller('settingsAboutController', function ($scope) {
         $scope.year = (new Date()).getFullYear();
-        $scope.version = appSettings.version;
+        $scope.version = chrome.runtime.getManifest().version;
     });
diff --git a/src/popup/index.html b/src/popup/index.html
index 16bb3c5285b..abc14c1e69a 100644
--- a/src/popup/index.html
+++ b/src/popup/index.html
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     <script src="../lib/angulartics/angulartics-ga.js"></script>
 
     <script src="app/app.js"></script>
-    <script src="app/settings.js"></script>
     <script src="app/config.js"></script>
 
     <script src="../models/api/requestModels.js"></script>