diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c68fc0c6ebd..5dad034561d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -14,6 +14,3 @@ include_trailing_comma = true
 known_first_party = django
 line_length = 79
 multi_line_output = 5
-
-[metadata]
-license-file = LICENSE