diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 5a99b8b8..b2b7f37c 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 include *.py
 include *.rst
 include *.txt
-include .coveragerc
 include .mailmap
 include .travis.yml
 include AUTHORS