diff --git a/semver/__init__.py b/semver/__init__.py
index 554fa35..5a7077e 100644
--- a/semver/__init__.py
+++ b/semver/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class SemVer(object):
         self.major_branches = self._setting_to_array('major_branches')
         self.minor_branches = self._setting_to_array('minor_branches')
         self.patch_branches = self._setting_to_array('patch_branches')
-        self.get_branches()
 
     def _setting_to_array(self, setting):
         config = ConfigParser()