diff --git a/esphome/core_config.py b/esphome/core_config.py
index f4d16f2972..55ea02e8ee 100644
--- a/esphome/core_config.py
+++ b/esphome/core_config.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from esphome.const import ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP32_DEV, ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_DEV
     CONF_ESPHOME, CONF_INCLUDES, CONF_LIBRARIES, \
     CONF_NAME, CONF_ON_BOOT, CONF_ON_LOOP, CONF_ON_SHUTDOWN, CONF_PLATFORM, \
     CONF_PLATFORMIO_OPTIONS, CONF_PRIORITY, CONF_TRIGGER_ID, \
-    CONF_ESP8266_RESTORE_FROM_FLASH, __version__, ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_3_0, \
+    CONF_ESP8266_RESTORE_FROM_FLASH, ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_3_0, \
     ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_5_0, ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_5_1, ARDUINO_VERSION_ESP8266_2_5_2
 from esphome.core import CORE, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.helpers import copy_file_if_changed, walk_files