diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d180f825..323d2027b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
               , 'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI :: Application'
                ]
 
-setup( author = 'Gratipay, LLC'
-     , author_email = 'support@gratipay.com'
-     , classifiers = classifiers
+setup( classifiers = classifiers
      , description = ('Aspen is a Python web framework. '
                       'Simplates are the main attraction.')
      , entry_points = {'console_scripts': ['fcgi_aspen = fcgi_aspen:main [fcgi]']}