diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 668d308..557846e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -135,6 +135,5 @@ setup(
         "Topic :: Text Processing :: Markup :: XML",
         "Topic :: Utilities",
     ],
-    license=__license__,
     test_suite="tests",
 )