1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua
index d032026796..57c0fc9122 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_init_packages.lua
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ end
 -- builtin functions which always should be available
 require('vim.shared')
 
-vim._submodules = { inspect = true }
+vim._submodules = {
+  inspect = true,
+  version = true,
+}
 
 -- These are for loading runtime modules in the vim namespace lazily.
 setmetatable(vim, {
@@ -69,9 +72,6 @@ setmetatable(vim, {
         t[key] = val
         return t[key]
       end
-    elseif key == 'version' then
-      t[key] = require('vim.version')
-      return t[key]
     end
   end,
 })