diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
index c21a7e6e7..a3467a66c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ var defaultContext = {
         tabicon: {
             icon: "red/images/node-red-icon-black.svg",
             colour: "#8f0000"
-        },
-        version: require(path.join(__dirname,"../../package.json")).version
+        }
     },
     header: {
         title: "Node-RED",