diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b618d1e4..9dc68bfbb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,8 +49,5 @@ Funding = "https://fund.django-rest-framework.org/topics/funding/"
 Source = "https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework"
 Changelog = "https://www.django-rest-framework.org/community/release-notes/"
 
-[tool.setuptools]
-license-files = ["LICENSE.md"]
-
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 namespaces = false