remove unused code

Author: johanneswilm

setup.py

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.md")) as readme:
-    README = readme.read()
-
 # allow setup.py to be run from any path
 os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(__file__, os.pardir)))