diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 41ae126..463d7ec 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ url = https://github.com/python/tzdata
 author = Python Software Foundation
 author_email = datetime-sig@python.org
 license = Apache-2.0
-license_file = LICENSE
 license_files =
     LICENSE
     licenses/LICENSE_APACHE