diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d7f9bb0..7707e38 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ def read(fname):
       description = "Thread-based interface to file system observation primitives.",
       long_description = "\n\n".join((read('README.rst'), read('CHANGES.rst'))),
       license = "BSD",
-      data_files = [("", [
-          "compat.h",
-          "LICENSE.txt",
-          "CHANGES.rst"
-      ])],
       author = "Malthe Borch",
       author_email = "mborch@gmail.com",
       url = 'https://github.com/malthe/macfsevents',