diff --git a/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py b/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py
index 40a38ef4..bb793c73 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@ def get_koji_modules(compose, koji_wrapper, event, module_info_str):
         if not md["extra"]:
             continue
 
-        try:
-            version, context = md["release"].split(".")
-        except ValueError:
-            version = md["release"]
-            context = "00000000"
         try:
             md["modulemd"] = md["extra"]["typeinfo"]["module"]["modulemd_str"]
             md["tag"] = md["extra"]["typeinfo"]["module"]["content_koji_tag"]