diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7768faa..77be5a35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ download and unarchive the source tarball (Appium-Python-Client-X.X.tar.gz).
     ```shell
     tar -xvf Appium-Python-Client-X.X.tar.gz
     cd Appium-Python-Client-X.X
-    python setup.py install
+    pip install .
     ```
 
 3. Install from source via [GitHub](https://github.com/appium/python-client).
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ download and unarchive the source tarball (Appium-Python-Client-X.X.tar.gz).
     ```shell
     git clone git@github.com:appium/python-client.git
     cd python-client
-    python setup.py install
+    pip install .
     ```
 
 ## Compatibility Matrix
diff --git a/appium/version.py b/appium/version.py
index 0616a7c5..6398ce53 100644
--- a/appium/version.py
+++ b/appium/version.py
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from importlib import metadata
+from importlib.metadata import version as _metadata_version
 
-
-def _get_version():
-    return metadata.version('Appium-Python-Client')
-
-
-version = _get_version()
+version = _metadata_version('Appium-Python-Client')
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fd575e09..1735971e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ dev = [
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
-[tool.hatch.version]
-source = "regex"
-path = "appium/version.py"
-pattern = "(?P<version>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)"
-
 [tool.hatch.build]
 exclude = [
   "test/",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f32eab92..00000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# FIXME: Remove this setup.py completely.
-# Then, we should bump the major version since the package will not include setup.py.
-
-try:
-    # Python 3.11+
-    import tomllib
-except Exception:
-    # for older versions
-    import tomli as tomllib
-
-with open('pyproject.toml', 'rb') as f:
-    pyproject = tomllib.load(f)
-    project = pyproject['project']
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-setup(
-    name=project['name'],
-    version=project['version'],
-    description=project['description'],
-    keywords=project['keywords'],
-    author=project['authors'][0]['name'],
-    author_email=project['authors'][0]['email'],
-    maintainer=', '.join([maintainer['name'] for maintainer in project['maintainers']]),
-    url=project['urls']['Homepage'],
-    package_data={'appium': ['py.typed']},
-    packages=find_packages(include=['appium*']),
-    license=project['license'],
-    classifiers=project['classifiers'],
-    install_requires=project['dependencies'],
-)