diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e467e5362..0000000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
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-include MANIFEST.in
-include requirements.txt
-include *.json
-include *.md
-include *.py
-include *.txt
-include .travis.yml
-recursive-include erpnext *.txt
-recursive-include erpnext *.css
-recursive-include erpnext *.csv
-recursive-include erpnext *.html
-recursive-include erpnext *.ico
-recursive-include erpnext *.js
-recursive-include erpnext *.json
-recursive-include erpnext *.md
-recursive-include erpnext *.png
-recursive-include erpnext *.py
-recursive-include erpnext *.svg
-recursive-include erpnext/public *
-recursive-exclude * *.pyc