diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 29183fc46..000000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-recursive-include galaxy *.py
-recursive-include galaxy/static *
-recursive-include galaxy/templates *
-recursive-include galaxy/lib/site-packages *
-recursive-include config *
-include galaxy/importer/linters/yamllint.yaml
-prune galaxy/static/js
-prune galaxy/static/less
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b3913094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[metadata]
+name = galaxy
+author = Ansible, Inc.
+author_email = support@ansible.com
+description = Galaxy: Find, reuse and share the best Ansible content.
+long_description = Galaxy is a web site and command line tool for creating
+                   and sharing Ansible roles.
+license = Apache-2.0
+keywords = ansible galaxy
+url = http://github.com/ansible/galaxy
+
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Environment :: Web Environment
+    Framework :: Django
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Intended Audience :: Information Technology
+    Intended Audience :: System Administrators
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
+    Natural Language :: English
+    Operating System :: OS Independent
+    Operating System :: POSIX
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Topic :: System :: Installation/Setup
+    Topic :: System :: Systems Administration
+
+[options]
+zip_safe = False
+packages = find:
+
+[options.package_data]
+galaxy =
+    importer/linters/yamllint.yaml
+    templates/robots.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 40c84bba0..2075e5ccd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,102 +16,14 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the Apache License
 #  along with Galaxy.  If not, see <http://www.apache.org/licenses/>.
 
-import glob
-import os
-import sys
-
-from setuptools import setup
+import setuptools
 
 from galaxy.common import version
 
-# Paths we'll use later
-etcpath = "/etc/galaxy"
-homedir = "/var/lib/galaxy"
-if os.path.exists("/etc/debian_version"):
-    webconfig = "/etc/apache2/conf.d"
-else:
-    webconfig = "/etc/httpd/conf.d"
-
-if (os.environ.get('USER', '') == 'vagrant'
-        or os.environ.get('SUDO_USER', '') == 'vagrant'):
-    del os.link
-
-#####################################################################
-# Helper Functions
-
-
-def explode_glob_path(path):
-    """Take a glob and hand back the full recursive expansion,
-    ignoring links.
-    """
-
-    result = []
-    includes = glob.glob(path)
-    for item in includes:
-        if os.path.isdir(item) and not os.path.islink(item):
-            result.extend(explode_glob_path(os.path.join(item, "*")))
-        else:
-            result.append(item)
-    return result
-
-
-def proc_data_files(data_files):
-    """Because data_files doesn't natively support globs...
-    let's add them.
-    """
-
-    result = []
-
-    # If running in a virtualenv, don't return data files that would install to
-    # system paths (mainly useful for running tests via tox).
-    if hasattr(sys, 'real_prefix'):
-        return result
-
-    for dir, files in data_files:
-        includes = []
-        for item in files:
-            includes.extend(explode_glob_path(item))
-        result.append((dir, includes))
-    return result
-
-#####################################################################
-
 
-setup(
-    name='galaxy',
+setuptools.setup(
     version=version.get_git_version(),
-    author='Ansible, Inc.',
-    author_email='support@ansible.com',
-    description='Galaxy: Find, reuse and share the best Ansible content.',
-    long_description='Galaxy is a web site and command line tool for '
-                     'creating and sharing Ansible roles.',
-    license='Apache-2.0',
-    keywords='ansible galaxy',
-    url='http://github.com/ansible/galaxy',
-    packages=['galaxy'],
-    include_package_data=True,
-    zip_safe=False,
-    setup_requires=[],
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-        'Environment :: Web Environment',
-        'Framework :: Django',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Intended Audience :: Information Technology',
-        'Intended Audience :: System Administrators'
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
-        'Natural Language :: English',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Topic :: System :: Installation/Setup',
-        'Topic :: System :: Systems Administration',
-    ],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': ['galaxy-manage = galaxy:manage'],
     },
-    data_files=proc_data_files([
-        ("%s" % homedir, ["config/wsgi.py",
-                          "galaxy/static/favicon.ico"])]
-    ),
 )