diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index fa5e0cab..db53fa6d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ include LICENSE
 include pyproject.toml
 include .flake8
 recursive-include aqt *.ini
-recursive-include aqt *.json
 recursive-include docs *.bat
 recursive-include docs *.py
 recursive-include docs *.rst