diff --git a/python/MANIFEST.in b/python/MANIFEST.in
index 708e097ed..0a521fd9e 100644
--- a/python/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/python/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,9 +5,3 @@ recursive-include rmm *.pyx
 # Build files. Don't use a recursive include on '.' in case the repo is dirty
 include . CMakeLists.txt
 recursive-include rmm CMakeLists.txt
-
-# License
-include LICENSE
-
-# README
-include README
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index e05a2e73d..873e21445 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -114,4 +114,3 @@ skip = [
 
 [tool.setuptools]
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
-zip-safe = false
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 1572a4894..64d8524e3 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 setup(
     packages=find_packages(include=["rmm", "rmm.*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
+    zip_safe=False,
 )