diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc778b71a..538548628 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ include = [
     "chord_metadata_service/chord/tests/*.json",
     "chord_metadata_service/dats/*",
     "chord_metadata_service/mcode/tests/*.json",
-    "chord_metadata_service/package.cfg",
     "chord_metadata_service/restapi/tests/*.json",
 ]
 repository = "https://github.com/bento-platform/katsu"