diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Loader/RootPackageLoader.php b/src/Composer/Package/Loader/RootPackageLoader.php
index 17f49e4b3..e47344cea 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Loader/RootPackageLoader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Loader/RootPackageLoader.php
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ class RootPackageLoader extends ArrayLoader
             }
 
             $config['version'] = $version;
-        } else {
-            $version = $config['version'];
         }
 
         $realPackage = $package = parent::load($config, $class);