diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
deleted file mode 100644
index f5f6363..0000000
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Stefan Kögl <stefan@skoegl.net>
-Alexander Shorin <kxepal@gmail.com>
-Byron Ruth <bruth@codeomics.com>
-William Kral <william.kral@gmail.com>
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e5a5b30..1019f74 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ include property_tests.py
 include pytest.ini
 include ext_tests.py
 include typetests/usage.py
-include AUTHORS
 include tests.js