diff --git a/extra/setup-py.test/setup.py b/extra/setup-py.test/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 97883852e..000000000
--- a/extra/setup-py.test/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-from distutils.core import setup
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if "sdist" not in sys.argv[1:]:
-        raise ValueError("please use 'pytest' pypi package instead of 'py.test'")
-    setup(
-        name="py.test",
-        version="0.0",
-        description="please use 'pytest' for installation",
-    )