diff --git a/confluent_client/setup.py.tmpl b/confluent_client/setup.py.tmpl
index a3e4e122..c447ae31 100644
--- a/confluent_client/setup.py.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_client/setup.py.tmpl
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ setup(
     url='http://xcat.sf.net/',
     packages=['confluent'],
     scripts=scriptlist,
-    data_files=data_files + ['LICENSE'],
+    data_files=data_files,
 )