diff --git a/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
index 8fb235d70..7c5100942 100644
--- a/.git_archival.txt
+++ b/.git_archival.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 node: $Format:%H$
 node-date: $Format:%cI$
 describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true,match=*[0-9]*)$
-ref-names: $Format:%D$