diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 564976637..95a6b1b92 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ include *.c
 include *.h
 include *.in
 include *.md
-include *.patch
 include *.py
 include *.rst
 include *.sh