diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index e36470372..0c43b1cfd 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ universal=1
 
 [metadata]
 license_files =
-   ../license
\ No newline at end of file
+   ../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 065b27545..21ddecb93 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ setup(
     name='flatbuffers',
     version='24.3.25',
     license='Apache 2.0',
-    license_files='../LICENSE',
     author='Derek Bailey',
     author_email='derekbailey@google.com',
     url='https://google.github.io/flatbuffers/',