diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ setup(
     license='MIT',
     packages=find_packages('src'),
     package_dir={'': 'src'},
-    package_data={'': ['VERSION']},
     url='http://github.com/aeroxis/sultan',
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
Removed an unnecessary line in 'setup.py'