diff --git a/pontos/version/commands.py b/pontos/version/commands.py
index bf321f7e3..f2c2155b2 100644
--- a/pontos/version/commands.py
+++ b/pontos/version/commands.py
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@
 
 from typing import Iterable, Tuple, Type
 
-from pontos.version.errors import ProjectError
-
 from .cmake import CMakeVersionCommand
 from .go import GoVersionCommand
 from .javascript import JavaScriptVersionCommand
 from .python import PythonVersionCommand
 from .version import VersionCommand
 
-_COMMANDS: Tuple[Type[VersionCommand]] = (
+__COMMANDS: Tuple[Type[VersionCommand]] = (
     CMakeVersionCommand,
     GoVersionCommand,
     JavaScriptVersionCommand,
@@ -33,21 +31,5 @@
 )
 
 
-def gather_project() -> VersionCommand:
-    """
-    Get the fitting VersionCommand for a project in the current working
-    directory
-
-    Raises:
-        ProjectError if no fitting VersionCommand could be found
-    """
-    for cmd in _COMMANDS:
-        command = cmd()
-        if command.project_found():
-            return command
-
-    raise ProjectError("No project settings file found")
-
-
 def get_commands() -> Iterable[Type[VersionCommand]]:
-    return _COMMANDS
+    return __COMMANDS
diff --git a/tests/version/test_commands.py b/tests/version/test_commands.py
index f286132da..4152c2237 100644
--- a/tests/version/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/version/test_commands.py
@@ -17,60 +17,7 @@
 
 import unittest
 
-from pontos.testing import temp_directory, temp_python_module
-from pontos.version.cmake import CMakeVersionCommand
-from pontos.version.commands import gather_project, get_commands
-from pontos.version.errors import ProjectError
-from pontos.version.go import GoVersionCommand
-from pontos.version.javascript import JavaScriptVersionCommand
-from pontos.version.python import PythonVersionCommand
-
-
-class GatherProjectTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_no_project_found(self):
-        with temp_directory(change_into=True), self.assertRaisesRegex(
-            ProjectError, "No project settings file found"
-        ):
-            gather_project()
-
-    def test_python_project(self):
-        content = "__version__ = '1.2.3'"
-        with temp_python_module(
-            content, name="foo", change_into=True
-        ) as temp_module:
-            temp_dir = temp_module.parent / "pyproject.toml"
-            temp_dir.write_text(
-                '[tool.poetry]\nversion = "1.2.3"\n'
-                '[tool.pontos.version]\nversion-module-file = "foo.py"',
-                encoding="utf8",
-            )
-
-            self.assertIsInstance(gather_project(), PythonVersionCommand)
-
-    def test_go_project(self):
-        with temp_directory(change_into=True) as temp_dir:
-            project_file = temp_dir / "go.mod"
-            project_file.touch()
-            version_file = temp_dir / "version.go"
-            version_file.write_text('var version = "1.2.3"')
-
-            self.assertIsInstance(gather_project(), GoVersionCommand)
-
-    def test_javascript_project(self):
-        with temp_directory(change_into=True) as temp_dir:
-            version_file = temp_dir / "package.json"
-            version_file.write_text(
-                '{"name": "foo", "version": "1.2.3"}', encoding="utf8"
-            )
-
-            self.assertIsInstance(gather_project(), JavaScriptVersionCommand)
-
-    def test_cmake_project_version(self):
-        with temp_directory(change_into=True) as temp_dir:
-            version_file = temp_dir / "CMakeLists.txt"
-            version_file.write_text("project(VERSION 1.2.3)", encoding="utf8")
-
-            self.assertIsInstance(gather_project(), CMakeVersionCommand)
+from pontos.version.commands import get_commands
 
 
 class GetCommandsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):