diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba427a745d..4406fd4856 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ set(CURA_APP_NAME "cura" CACHE STRING "Short name of Cura, used for configuratio
 set(CURA_APP_DISPLAY_NAME "Ultimaker Cura" CACHE STRING "Display name of Cura")
 set(CURA_VERSION "master" CACHE STRING "Version name of Cura")
 set(CURA_BUILDTYPE "" CACHE STRING "Build type of Cura, eg. 'PPA'")
-set(CURA_SDK_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "SDK version of Cura")
 set(CURA_CLOUD_API_ROOT "" CACHE STRING "Alternative Cura cloud API root")
 set(CURA_CLOUD_API_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Alternative Cura cloud API version")
 
diff --git a/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py b/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py
index 06fdd7a3f0..aea68c0af5 100644
--- a/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py
+++ b/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ DEFAULT_CURA_DISPLAY_NAME = "Ultimaker Cura"
 DEFAULT_CURA_VERSION = "master"
 DEFAULT_CURA_BUILD_TYPE = ""
 DEFAULT_CURA_DEBUG_MODE = False
-DEFAULT_CURA_SDK_VERSION = "6.1.0"
 
 try:
     from cura.CuraVersion import CuraAppName  # type: ignore
@@ -42,9 +41,4 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     CuraDebugMode = DEFAULT_CURA_DEBUG_MODE
 
-try:
-    from cura.CuraVersion import CuraSDKVersion  # type: ignore
-    if CuraSDKVersion == "":
-        CuraSDKVersion = DEFAULT_CURA_SDK_VERSION
-except ImportError:
-    CuraSDKVersion = DEFAULT_CURA_SDK_VERSION
+from cura.CuraVersion import CuraSDKVersion  # type: ignore
diff --git a/cura/CuraVersion.py.in b/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
index 1a500df248..abbc3a0a0d 100644
--- a/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
+++ b/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ CuraAppDisplayName = "@CURA_APP_DISPLAY_NAME@"
 CuraVersion = "@CURA_VERSION@"
 CuraBuildType = "@CURA_BUILDTYPE@"
 CuraDebugMode = True if "@_cura_debugmode@" == "ON" else False
-CuraSDKVersion = "@CURA_SDK_VERSION@"
+
+CuraSDKVersion = "6.1.0"
+
 CuraCloudAPIRoot = "@CURA_CLOUD_API_ROOT@"
 CuraCloudAPIVersion = "@CURA_CLOUD_API_VERSION@"
 CuraCloudAccountAPIRoot = "@CURA_CLOUD_ACCOUNT_API_ROOT@"